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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Abuja
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Abuja.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 60 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 35% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Abuja 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 $450 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $170
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220
• Baby formula and diapers: $60
I hope life is good to you.
- Adewale
Updates from Adewale
Wanted to say thank you properly. 32% funded and I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.
Update from Abuja: the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled. We're at 24% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“Blessings. From Oaxaca de Juárez with love.”
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“God bless. Been where you're, it gets better. - Tamale”
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You're not alone, Adewale. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Khulna.
Hope things get better soon, Adewale. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Chattogram but we're thinking of you. God bless.