Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Soweto

Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 93 each week. Donations have dropped by about 38% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Soweto 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 $850 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $430 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $230 • Baby formula and diapers: $125 • Refrigeration and electricity: $65 Glad we found this place. - Gareth