People line up to get free food supplies at the Maginhawa community pantry in Teacher’s Village, Quezon City, on Saturday, April 17, 2021, after the project went viral this week as more people donate food stock on a small shelf where underprivileged people can access it but are told to only get what they need.
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MANILA, Philippines — German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel was “deeply impressed” by the solidarity of Filipinos when she visited the Maginhawa community pantry, the highly popular initiative that rekindled “bayanihan” across the country.
Reiffenstuel met Maginhawa community pantry organizer Ana Patricia Non and donated food items for the neighborhood free food and essential supplies station this week.
“Been at Maginhawa #CommunityPantry today, donated food items. Deeply impressed by the solidarity spirit of the Filipinos. Great respect for the volunteers and the initiative,” she wrote on Twitter on April 21.
Been at Maginhawa #CommunityPantry today, donated food items. Deeply impressed by the solidarity spirit of the Filipinos. Great respect for the volunteers and the initiative.#germanyinphl pic.twitter.com/1G6ohtshBz
— Ambassador Andreas Pfaffernoschke (@germanyinphl) April 21, 2021
A similar post was shared on April 22 by the German Embassy on their Instagram account.
The Maginhawa community pantry has been making headlines for its efforts to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It has inspired many to set up their own community pantries in their respective areas nationwide and abroad.