Published May 3, 2021, 4:46 PM
In a village up north, a community pantry literally goes out of its way to reach more vulnerable families.
NOT YOUR ORDINARY COMMUNITY PANTRY A moving pantry in Cataggaman Nuevo, Tuguegarao City in Cagayan delivers food to families using a “kareta” pulled by a carabao. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture)
Using a “kareta”–a traditional cart pulled by a carabao–a group of youth leaders in Cataggaman Nuevo, Tuguegarao City in Cagayan delivers at their doorstep food and other goods to families who cannot go outdoors due to community lockdowns.
Enteng Zingapan, chairperson of the Sanggunian Kabataan (SK or Youth Council) of Cataggaman Nuevo, decided to convert the stationary community pantry he set up on April 20 into a moving pantry after realizing that residents who lived far from him weren’t benefitting from the food drive.