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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Lagos

Seyi runs a volunteer pantry feeding 156 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

🇳🇬 100984, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria1,831 views
Seyi Kunle Okonkwo
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Lagos
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 156 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this winter, 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 Lagos 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 $400 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $180 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $100 • Baby formula and diapers: $85 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Seyi
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Seyi

  1. We're at 67% thanks to 10 of you. I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. More news soon.

  2. Update from Lagos: we've started the first stage. We're at 32% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Hasitha Nimal Wickramasinghe 🇱🇰 · $100

    “Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Colombo”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Ali Tariq Malik 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Salim Brian Lubega 🇹🇿 · $33
  • Sajib Nahid Talukder 🇧🇩 · $30

    “God bless. Hope the October deadline works out. - Khulna”

  • Kamal Sudip Limbu 🇳🇵 · $30
  • Andrea Estrada 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Ronnie W. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Teodoro C. Uy 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Sending love. Thought of Seyi all day after reading this. - Pasig”

  • Vinayak H. Zaveri 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Phúc Giang Vu 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Danish Umar Mughal 🇵🇰 · $16
  • Natalia C. Rogers 🇺🇸 · $11

    “Hope this helps. I'm in Riverside, thinking of you.”

  • Nihal Ebru Yalçın 🇹🇷 · $10

    “Thought of Seyi all day after reading this. - İzmir”

  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10

    “Hope the October deadline works out. - Wiesbaden”

  • Jahid Sajib Karim 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Angeliki Kalliopi Oikonomou 🇬🇷 · $5

    “Hope things get better. Small amount but sent with love. - Athens”

  • Chatchai Chai Eiamsa-ard 🇹🇭 · $5

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  • Queen Chiamaka Balogun

    Sending love, Seyi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from São Paulo.

    • Pravin P. DlaminiQuestionPhoto verified

      Is there anything that isn't money that would help Seyi?

      • Dustin T. Mosley

        You're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Adama.

        • Yaw Kwadwo FosuQuestion

          Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Seyi.

          • Seyi Kunle OkonkwoOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

            It's all in the list in the story. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the big one at $180, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Good question.

        • Susana L. Maldonado

          Take care, Seyi. Shared this with my family

          • Crystal S. Singh

            Thinking of you and your family, Seyi. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best

            • Johan B. Maharaj

              Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Thinking of Lagos.

              $505 raised of $400

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