Refugee Community Kitchen has been cooking and serving meals to displaced people in Northern France for more than 10 years. Rice is at the heart of almost everything meal we make. It's affordable to cook at scale, it's part of a filling, healthy diet that's essential for many people who have travelled a long way from home.

At the moment we're cooking and serving one tonne of rice (that’s 1000kg!) every single month. In June alone, we distributed over 43,000 meals in Calais and Dunkirk to people who often have nowhere warm to sleep and no kitchen of their own.

Cooking nutritious meals almost every day comes at a real cost. We currently spend €1,862 a month on rice alone, and with prices rising, that figure keeps climbing. It's one of our biggest and most consistent expenses, and it's one we can't cut corners on as it's a big part to a filling, nutritious meal, and that can make a real difference to someone's day.

We need your help to keep the rice pots full. Whether you can give once or set up a regular donation, every contribution goes directly towards the food we cook and the people we serve.

Why £18,000? At the moment, 20 kg of rice costs €37.25, which means we spend around €1,900 a month on rice for 1000 kilos. £18,000 would allow us to be able to serve rice for the next 10 months.