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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Mukono
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Mukono.
🇺🇬 Mukono, Central Region, Uganda919 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 79 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 53% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Mukono market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $160
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $130
• Baby formula and diapers: $35
• Refrigeration and electricity: $25
Thank you for reading my story.
- John
Updates from John
Quick update: $65 raised so far (19%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - John
- Priyanka W. Acharya 🇮🇳 · $25
“Wish I could do more. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Thane”
- Leon Werner Busch 🇩🇪 · $72
- Su-bin Ryu 🇺🇸 · $30
- Mauricio G. Soto 🇺🇸 · $10
“Praying for you. From Ann Arbor with love. - Ann Arbor”
- Hadley H. Grant 🇬🇧 · $50
- Marc Mathieu Barre 🇫🇷 · $10
- Viktoria Anna Mazur 🇺🇦 · $5
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Thanks for sharing this, John. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
Rooting for you, John. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Veracruz
Thinking of you and your family, John. Great idea, hope you get there. I hope July is when things finally get easier. God bless
projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. God bless.