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Weekly meals for neighbors in need in Dar es Salaam
Brian runs a volunteer pantry feeding 104 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 104 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 52% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Dar es Salaam 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 $200 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $30
• Refrigeration and electricity: $60
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $110
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Brian
We're at 74% thanks to 6 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 49% funded and I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.
Thank you all. We're at 23% now ($45). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.
- Paulo Jorge Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $50
- Janani E. Sivakumar 🇮🇳 · $33.50
“Get well soon. Only $34 but hope it helps. - Mumbai”
- Nithya S. Ramachandran 🇮🇳 · $30
- Diana Andreea Tudor 🇷🇴 · $25
“Thinking of you. I'm in Cluj-Napoca, thinking of you. - Cluj-Napoca”
- Adriana Débora Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $25
“Wish I could do more. - Vitória da Conquista”
- Yashodha Malsha Amarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $20
“Happy to help. Hope you get the rest soon. - Negombo”
- Marcos F. Álvarez 🇺🇸 · $20
- Eoin Connell 🇮🇪 · $10
- Ian B. Oliver 🇺🇸 · $10
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Brian!
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. baby formula and diapers comes first ($30) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for looking so closely.
Sending good thoughts, Brian. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.
Praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Dar es Salaam.