Zamcog is a charity that helps Zambia's most at risk children. At the Shitima School in Zambia the charity use the money raised to educate the children and provide them with food and water to improve their lives. Voucherbox.co.uk have teamed with Julie-Anne Uggla, founder of Zamcog to bring awareness about this charity. They are doing this by presenting the £2.00 challenge. It costs £2.00 to educate and feed one child per day in Zambia, as part of this challenge I had to feed a family of 4 for one day using a budget of £2.00 per head.
It was really difficult to change the way I shop by limiting my purchases and buying single items as normally I buy in bulk all my fruits and vegetables in packs.Taking part in this challenge has certainly opened my eyes and reminded me of how much surplus foods we buy and incidentally waste. Next time I go to the supermarket I will most certainly put more thought into what goes in my shopping basket.
10 Teabags
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£
0.20
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6 Free range eggs
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£
0.89
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1 Pint Milk
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£
0.45
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Sunflower Spread
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£
1.00
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1 loaf Wholemeal Bread
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£
0.50
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Feta cheese
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£
1.20
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1 Iceberg Lettuce
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£
0.50
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1 Cucumber
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£
0.28
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Cherry tomatoes
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£
0.53
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Mixed Peppers pack of 3
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£
0.89
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1 pack of Carrots
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£
0.45
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Penne pasta 500g
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£
0.30
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Passata
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£
0.35
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2 Onions
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£
0.28
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1emon | £ 0.15 |
Total
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£
7.97
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I am happy to say Voucherbox.co.uk will donate £50 to Zamcog to help the charity continue their goal for each person that takes on this challenge. If you too would like to take part in this challenge you can read more about it here