Many people are now distributing food and sanitary items to people in need in The Gambia. They are reporting about there efforts in social media. But as we see, it can never be enough. The poverty rate in Gambia and most places in Africa is to high.
Because of that, we call on people who are able to afford it, to start their own initiative for global solidarity, or to participate in an already existing one. If you know struggling people, you can support them on your own. If you like to provide food for people in need and you have no contacts, we can help you find them.
- You can start collecting donations for food and sanitary items from friends or your family and transfer it together. The costs for one transaction of money to African Countries are about € 50 to 60. For smaller amounts you can use one of the many companies offering money-transfer, but they will eat about 20% of the total amount (including the high costs for the transfer and the worse exchange-rate).
- The food packages we are providing for families costs some € 70. One handwashing-equipment including soap costs around € 8.
- If you like to transfer money for support to The Peoples Collective Food Fundraising Project please contact:
Email: thepeoplescollective@riseup.net
