French Food Banks partner with football clubs to fight food waste
Sporting events generate large amounts of food waste. To tackle this issue, the Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires has been partnering for several years with a dozen football clubs, including major clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille. After every match, the volunteers of the Food Bank go to the stadiums to collect […]
Hoping for a Better Christmas: a philanthropic event in favor of the Malta Food Bank Foundation
“Hoping for a Better Christmas” was organized in December by the Schools of Art, Music and Dance & Drama part of the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College. During one week, the students from the Malta School of Art prepared some artistic Christmas decorations to be put on a Christmas tree that was placed at the Colleges’s […]
Increase of beneficiaries for the Malta Food Bank Foundation
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, more people in Malta have difficulties to buy groceries and are now turning to the Food Bank. The Malta Food Bank Foundation, which is affiliated with the European Food Banks Federation, is based on two main principles: the dignity of the human being and the fight against food waste. […]
Opening of newly acquired premises for SIBAHE – Slovenian Food Bank
In the beginning of December 2020, SIBAHE – Slovenian Food Bank officially opened the doors of its newly acquired premises in the Municipality of Lendava. SIBAHE acquired the new premises after more than 4 years of operation, providing its assistance to more than 120 families in municipality Lendava and in other surrounding municipalities in Pomurje […]
H.M. Queen Mathilde of Belgium participates in special FAO Seminar on Food and Nutrition
On 25 November 2020, the FAO organized a Special Seminar on Food and Nutrition to call for healthy diets for all. High-level speakers participated, including Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the The seminar focused on innovative thinking and actions as tools to help transform agrifood systems and […]
Christmas potatoes from field to plate
For the Association of Austrian Food Banks, a small Christmas miracle happened at the end of 2020. Thanks to a fantastic cooperation of various committed companies and employees of the Food Banks, almost 50 tons of potatoes were harvested directly from the field in a very short period of time before Christmas. The Association of […]
2021, International Year of Fruit and Vegetables
The UN has declared 2021 as the “International Year of Fruit and Vegetables (IYFV)”. With the FAO as leading agency, the aim is to raise awareness on the important role of fruit and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health, as well as in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The activities will focus […]
Adoption of the REACT-EU initiative
Just in time before Christmas, on the 23rd of December 2020, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU adopted the REACT-EU initiative that followed the political agreement reached on the 18th of November 2020. €47.5 billion of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 will be made available for Member States through this initiative that […]
New FEBA report shows a wave of solidarity to face COVID-19
On the occasion of its Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion: “European Food Banks Federation: competences and creativity to feed the future“, which was held on 17 December 2020, the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) published a new report “European Food Bank: a wave of solidarity to face COVID-19″ on the challenges that […]
COVID-19 crisis: Europe’s new poor
Can you be middle class and on the breadline? Due to the pandemic, a lot of persons who had a good financial situation now have to ask for help. Lost jobs, lack of food, nowhere to live any longer. For all of these reasons, organizations providing food aid like the Food Banks now have to […]
