MoneyFood & hungerUrgent
Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Ikeja
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Ikeja.
🇳🇬 Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria1,490 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Monday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 80 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 35% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ikeja market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday.
Where the $500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $140
• Baby formula and diapers: $80
• Refrigeration and electricity: $60
With deep gratitude,
Ronke
Updates from Ronke
Good news. Because of your gifts ($74 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Lâm Tài Lam 🇻🇳 · $20
“Hang in there. Thought of Ronke all day after reading this.”
- Yewande Aisha Falana 🇳🇬 · $10
“Every little bit. Been where you are, it gets better. - Abuja”
- Tatiane Júlia Bastos 🇧🇷 · $25
- Denise M. Ford 🇬🇧 · $25
- Emilio P. Estrada 🇪🇸 · $19
“Thought of Ronke all day after reading this. - Móstoles”
- Gül Ceren Duman 🇹🇷 · $30
“Wishing you the best. Please keep us posted. - Antalya”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. After 26 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings
wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Ikeja.