How did they decide on rice and lentils as their fundraising focus?

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They chose rice and lentils after being told the Calais Jungle was low on food and after seeing the camp’s condition firsthand

Matthew and Edith decided to focus their food drive on rice and lentils after they received specific guidance from the association L’Auberge des Migrants that the Jungle was low on food. They also said their first visit to Calais showed them how overwhelming the situation could feel, and they later recalled seeing “what a mess” the Jungle looked like in the summer, which shaped what they wanted to organise back home.
Guidance from L’Auberge des Migrants on food needs
When Matthew returned to India to work with an NGO during the summer, he later set up the rice and lentils and fundraising project for the Jungle in September. He said the project followed advice from L’Auberge des Migrants that the Jungle was low on food, which directly influenced the choice of what to collect.
Observations from their visits to the Jungle
Edith described how being in Calais could be overwhelming, and that it was not always easy to know how to act in the moment. She also connected their planning to what they saw on their visits, saying that when she saw “what a mess” the Jungle was in the summer, she thought about people at home and the need to provide a practical way to help.
A school-driven fundraising setup centred on easy-to-donate items
They framed their plan around the ability to mobilise help through their school community. Edith said their school is “open and generous” and that it seemed “stupid not to give everyone an opportunity to help,” which supported collecting food items such as rice and lentils along with financial donations.
The drive grew after starting with those food collections
Once the rice and lentils drive was underway, they broadened support by collecting not only food but also financial donations. Edith said they collected “so much in the way of rice, lentils and financial donations,” almost doubling their initial €500 target to RM2,288.

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