EducationEnds in 77 days
School supplies for every child
A full backpack for 1,600 children starting the school year without the basics.
- Raised
- $26,450
- Goal
- $40,000
- Food
- Market street hall
- Goal met
Community kitchen
Hot meals five evenings a week, served at the table, for anyone who walks through the door.
The community kitchen opens its doors at six every weekday evening. There is no form to fill in and no queue outside. Guests sit at a table, and a volunteer brings them a hot plate.
Why it matters
Food banks hand out tins. The kitchen hands out a warm meal and a conversation. Many of our guests live alone, and dinner is the only time in the day someone asks how they are. Others are working families whose pay runs out before the end of the month.
The kitchen also trains young people who left school early. They cook under a professional chef and leave with a food hygiene certificate.
The kitchen runs all year, so this cause has no end date. Local shops donate fresh produce that would otherwise go to waste, and your gift pays for the rest.
How your gift is used
$10five hot meals
$40a week of breakfasts for one family
$100a food parcel for a family of four
Updates from the field
Saturday breakfasts are back
Thanks to monthly donors, the kitchen now opens for breakfast on Saturdays.
100,000th meal served
Since the kitchen opened, volunteers have served more than 100,000 meals.
Photos from the field
More appeals
EducationOngoingAfter-school reading club
Twice a week, children who struggle with reading meet a volunteer, a snack, and a book they chose.
- Raised
- $15,120
- Goal
- $18,000
HealthEnds in 227 daysMobile health clinic
A clinic on wheels that brings a nurse, a doctor, and basic medicine to villages two hours from the nearest hospital.
- Raised
- $96,080
- Goal
- $120,000
Before you give
Questions about giving to a cause
Short answers. The FAQ has the rest, grouped by topic.
All questionsCan I choose where my gift goes?
Yes. A gift made from a cause page goes to that cause. A general gift goes where the need is greatest that month.
What happens if a cause raises more than its goal?
The extra goes to the same kind of work: more backpacks, more beds, more wells. We say so on the cause page.
What happens if a cause does not reach its goal?
We still spend every gift on that cause, and we tell you on the cause page what was funded and what was not.
