Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Jimma

Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Sunday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 334 each week. Donations have dropped by about 30% this school holidays, 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 Jimma 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 $250 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $20 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $125 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $105 Thanks for reading all this.