First release of the online Observatory on Food Donation
The final plenary session of the first year of the project “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – From Farm to Fork” took place on 9 February in virtual mode. It was open to the entire FEBA membership with more than 50 participants. It was the occasion to go through the journey started in […]
FEBA EU Working Group – Let’s start 2021!
On 28 January and 8 February 2021, the European Food Banks Federation organized virtually the first 2 meetings of its EU Working Group for 2021. 2020 was a challenging year and led to many new developments at EU level.?Despite all the difficulties and the commitments,FEBA EU Working Group did not stop its activity but continued […]
From the health crisis to the social crisis in Switzerland
As stated in the Charter of the European Food Banks Federation, which was reviewed and approved by the General Assembly on 17 December 2020, FEBA members depend on the donation and sharing of food and in principle, the food supplies must be free of charge. The crisis caused by COVID-19 has deeply impacted FEBA members […]
FEAD Community – Thematic Seminar on ‘New beneficiaries of FEAD-funded measures and new practices implemented during the Covid-19 crisis’
On 2-3 February 2021, the FEAD Community organized the first Thematic Seminar on ‘New beneficiaries of FEAD-funded measures and new practices implemented during the Covid-19 crisis’. The FEAD Community is an open membership network for people providing assistance to the most deprived in Europe.This includes national FEAD Managing Authorities, organisations delivering or interested in FEAD-funded […]
The Vegetarian Butcher supported Food Banks in Europe with plant-based products
The Vegetarian Butcher, the Unilever’s plant-based food brand, decided to stand with the European Food Banks Federation and its network. The company, founded from a ninth-generation meat farmer and a real meat lover, Jaap Korteweg, and acquired from the Unilever’s family, is responding to the growing trend among consumers to increasingly opt for vegetarian and […]
FEBA joins the celebrations of FAO in New York for World Pulses Day
FEBA Secretary General, Angela Frigo was invited to join the celebrations for the World Pulses Day on 10 February 2021. On this significant occasion the FAO Liaison Office in New York held a virtual event on the theme “#LovePulses for a healthy diet and planet: Sowing seeds of change”. This was the 3rd Observance of World Pulses Day, held during an exceptional time when many […]
Agreement reached on ESF+
On 28 January 2021, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a political agreement on the European Social Fund+ that contributes to social inclusion, job opportunities and fighting poverty. The new ESF +, part of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027, will amount to €87 995 billion in 2018 prices. The Parliament […]
Annual Forum 2020 – European Food Banks Federation: competences and creativity to feed the future
On 17 December 2020, the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) organised its Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion with the title “European Food Banks Federation: competences and creativity to feed the future“. This year’s event was dedicated to the coronavirus that changed all of our lives dramatically, disrupted our food chains and consumption […]
Delamere Dairy in support of the Voedselbank West-Vlaanderen
Delamere Dairy is a family farming business based in UK which started its activity more than 35 years ago. From the very beginning, they still have very strong family values today, embodying household values as a trusted and family friendly brand. In November 2020 Delamere contacted the European Food Banks Federation to donate a stock […]
The Food Bank in Madrid raises pesetas for people in need
Pesetas, duros … the youngest do not remember the old Spanish currency, but many people still have it at home, whether they forgot to change it or they keep it out of nostalgia. There would still be 1.6 billion euros in pesetas in Spanish homes. This is why the government has extended the deadline for […]
