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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Mumbai

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Mumbai.

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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 80 each week. Donations have dropped by about 41% this school holidays, 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 Mumbai 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: $100 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220 • Baby formula and diapers: $30 Thanks for reading all this. - Rutuja

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Updates from Rutuja

Good news. Because of your gifts ($270 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 60% funded and I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($162 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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