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Image with news article: NOW_councilwoman Moorman

Saturday 22 May 2021 12:24

NOW_councilwoman Moorman

Last Thursday we were very happy to welcome Amsterdam councilwoman Marjolein Moorman to our distribution projects in the North of the City. We are extremely grateful for the support of the municipality of Amsterdam. Thanks to them, and the Funds who finance the lion share of the project, we are able each week to feed 10.000 residents of Amsterdam who lost their income because of the pandemic.
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Image with news article: NOW_cooperation is the key to success!

Tuesday 18 May 2021 20:34

NOW_cooperation is the key to success!

We are incredibly proud to have been able to play a major role in the distribution of food in Amsterdam for undocumented families who lost their income due to the Covid pandemic. Please read, in Dutch, how four major caritative funds and us, in no-time, put together a project that feeds 10.000 people per week. 
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Tuesday 9 March 2021 19:07

NOW_1.088 dry babies!!

Remember this: Because of Covid, 1.000+ babies are growing today in Amsterdam, in such poverty that their parents depend on food aid and cannot afford basic hygiene items!!!!! Together with the Red Cross, we bought nearly 200.000 diapers to keep them dry!
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Image with news article: NOW_61.000 food packages!

Monday 8 February 2021 18:06

NOW_61.000 food packages!

This is what we supplied since last March, to the projects distributing food to families deprived of their income by the Covid crisis in Amsterdam. We currently weekly deliver 2.800 packages, that is between 25 and 30 tons of food each week!
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Friday 29 January 2021 00:00

NOW_a new project!

We are very proud to support the Jepi Makandra ,(Help each other’s in Surinam language), project from the two awesome Claire Wie and Micha Puma. Not only do they support 100 families deprived of their income by the Covid pandemic with weekly food packages, but they also advise them on how to cook the less familiar vegetables they distribute. Who knew that chicory could be delicious?????
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Image with news article: NOW_Computers!!!

Thursday 21 January 2021 14:52

NOW_Computers!!!

We have started distributing the computers generously donated by IFF, International Flavors and Fragrances and the awesome brothers Mustafa and Hudaifah al-Harazi. The first ones went to a deaf gentleman, a family needing one for their children online schooling and NGO De Moeder is de Sleutel, (The Mother is Key), who assists vulnerable youngsters with homework.
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Image with news article: NOW_an unbelievable donation!!!

Saturday 2 January 2021 00:00

NOW_an unbelievable donation!!!

8 pallets of socks and underwear for men, women and children, ALL NEW!!!!!!! + 4 pallets of computer equipment!!! We cannot thank enough the awesome brothers Mustafa and Hudaifah Al-Harazi for their incredible generosity, and Soraya Beheshti from the One Billion Project for establishing the contact.
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Image with news article: NOW_Christmas for the homeless street cleaners ❤️❤️❤️!

Sunday 27 December 2020 15:27

NOW_Christmas for the homeless street cleaners ❤️❤️❤️!

Thanks to volunteer extraordinary Maxi Hager and her small (but mighty!) assistant Riley. Not only do they cook lunch two times a week, but they also collected money to buy socks, face masks, gloves, hygiene items and tons of sweets 😍😍😍!
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Image with news article: NOW_two awesome volunteers!

Saturday 19 December 2020 16:02

NOW_two awesome volunteers!

Delivering 7.5 tons of food to the projects of the Presbyterian Church, Stichting Vice Versa and Akwaaba Zorg? No problem for top volunteers Marleen Schumacher and Sylke Jonk. They just rented a van and went to work!!!! Ladies, thank you soooooo much. You are fabulous <3!
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Wednesday 16 December 2020 15:55

NOW_12.5 tons of washing powder!!!!

This is a Christmas present for the nearly 3.000 families we weekly support with a food package. With enormous thanks to the Funds who made this possible: RCOAK and Stichting Hulp na Onderzoek.
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Wednesday 2 December 2020 10:43

NOW_6.000kg food to a new project!

We are very proud to announce that we are now supporting the awesome Carabic project. We deliver them weekly nearly 6.000 kg of food!
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Image with news article: NOW_we roll!

Friday 16 October 2020 18:02

NOW_we roll!

7.560 rolls of toilet paper and 48.720 baby wipes distributed today to the 1.400 families we weekly support with food packages! With heartfelt thanks to the generous donor who wishes to stay anonymous!
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Image with news article: NOW_15 tons of food

Monday 12 October 2020 18:00

NOW_15 tons of food

Did you know that in Amsterdam, we are currently supporting nearly 1.400 families deprived of their income by the Covid crisis with weekly food packages? Last week we went for the first time over 15 tons of food in a week!!!!
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Image with news article: NOW_48.823 diapers!

Friday 2 October 2020 18:39

NOW_48.823 diapers!

Thanks to a collaboration with our friends from Christian Refugee Relief we have been able to buy nearly 50.000 diapers! We have shared them between the different communities we are currently supporting with a weekly food package in Amsterdam. This is going to keep lots of babies happy and clean !With enormous thanks to Kansfonds, whose generous donation made this possible.
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