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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Fort Portal
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Fort Portal is running low just as demand rises; $350 will stock it for 11 weeks.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 13 families, and now we feed 226 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 43% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Fort Portal 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 $350 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $90
• Baby formula and diapers: $100
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $160
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Otieno
Updates from Otieno
We're at 45% thanks to 3 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
We're at 38% thanks to 2 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
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Sending good thoughts, Otieno. Looking forward to the next update
how is Otieno doing now?
best of luck, Otieno. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Hang in there, Otieno. Looking forward to the next update. God bless