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A feeding program began several years ago fed more than 200 children every Saturday. But then it wasn't enough. The problem of the many families in Rebecca Dulo is grinding poverty -- men often without jobs, women without jobs and many mouths to feed, children who could not afford to go to school.

Rebecca Dulo is a depressed community sandwiched by two gated middle class subdivisions. Most of the men (heads of family) work for construction projects earning less than the minimum wage and taking home (after the cost of fares and food is deducted) only about $2-3 per day. When construction projects are over, they are unemployed for weeks. The local culture pulls them towards gambling and alcoholism, compounding the problem.

Most of the women are simply unemployed yet trying to feed many mouths. How can they go to work and still take care of their young children? Some try home-based jobs that pay only $1 per day. Again, the local culture pulls them towards gambling and alcoholism, compounding the problem.

Young children (age 7 up) end up pushing carts and gathering recyclable goods from trash to help their parents. They should be in school but can't because they don't have money for fares and school supplies. The local culture pulls them towards drugs and crime, again compounding the problem.

My wife and I have been working in this community as church workers for almost 10 years. We headed a feeding program for more than 200 young children for several years. But that was just a respite for them. It did not address the real problem.

Recently, an idea came up to establish a multi-purpose cooperative that would buy and sell rice at a price much less than what is available in the local markets. This would be a big help for the families in the village since they have a hard time finding the cheapest rice sold by the government. Later, as the cooperative becomes better established, they hope to produce handicrafts that they could sell locally and internationally.

Since most of the people in the community can barely afford to pay the cooperative membership fee plus the shares required, we need to raise funds to jump start the cooperative and get it moving. Hence, this is a one-time fundraiser.

Thanks and blessings to all who are led to vote or support!

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