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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Naivasha

Kiptoo runs a volunteer pantry feeding 228 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

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Kiptoo Kamau Kyagulanyi
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Naivasha
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 228 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% 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 Naivasha market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $150 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $200 • Baby formula and diapers: $35 • Refrigeration and electricity: $65 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Kiptoo

Updates from Kiptoo

  1. Quick update: $110 raised so far (24%). I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($77). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.

  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $56.50

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Kiptoo all day after reading this.”

  • Tong Wei 🇺🇸 · $56.50
  • Dimas Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Sophie W. Wade 🇦🇺 · $50
  • Abigail S. Schneider 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Thought of Kiptoo all day after reading this. - Augusta”

  • Teguh Budi Hutapea 🇮🇩 · $27.50
  • Prakash K. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Halima Jumoke Onyeama 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Irina Nadia Filippov 🇷🇺 · $25

    “Keep your head up. My colleague told me about this one. - Moscow”

  • Amanda Cláudia Andrade 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Kiptoo all day after reading this. - Belém”

  • Lipi Taslima Uddin 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Kurniawan Wahyu Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Huda Sawsan Amin 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Zoe Eleni Galanis 🇬🇷 · $7

    “Every little bit. Hope the August deadline works out. - Athens”

  • Mohammed Yusuf Mostafa 🇩🇪 · $5

    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Mannheim”

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  • Praying for you. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Hamilton.

    • Sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Howrah.

      • Seda ErdemQuestion

        is there anything that isn't money that would help Kiptoo?

        • Thank you. If you're in Naivasha I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.

      • So sorry you're going through this, Kiptoo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Girona but we're thinking of you. Love from Girona.

        • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Kiptoo

          • Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) comes first ($150) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for asking.

        • So sorry you're going through this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in The Hague but we're thinking of you

          • Hesti Utami MahendraQuestionID verified

            How is Kiptoo doing now?

            • Good luck, Kiptoo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

              • Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours

                • Sending strength, Kiptoo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                  • Hang in there, Kiptoo. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.

                    • Thinking of you and your family, Kiptoo. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. All the best

                      • This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Naivasha.

                        • Lidia Galina KuzmenkoPhoto verified

                          Looking forward to the next update. Love from Jessore

                          • Saad Junaid KhanID verified

                            Sending strength, Kiptoo. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

                            • Take care, Kiptoo. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.

                              • Good luck, Kiptoo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Liverpool so I could bring a meal

                                • good luck, Kiptoo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings.

                                  $397.50 raised of $450

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