Corona emergency aid program set up by Wiener Tafel
Wiener Tafel is reacting to the Covid-19 crisis and changing its system: from now on, groceries are delivered via contactless goods transfer in the Tafel Haus passed on to social institutions at the Vienna wholesale market. Food donations for people in poverty are more urgently needed than ever during this time. The Corona crisis presents to […]
Food banks in Czech Republic saved and distributed 330 tons of food within two weeks
Almost 330 tons of food have been saved and distributed by Food Banks across the Czech Republic over the last two weeks, when a state of emergency was declared. Their turnover in warehouses thus doubled compared to the normal situation. The food recoverd helped people in need in various social services and quarantine-closed cities. They mainly go to […]
Banco Alimentare: +20% food demand. A peak of +40% in Campania. “We expect an explosion of need”
The health emergency is impacting on the poorest families. At national level Banco Alimentare estimates an increase of 20% in food demand, with some peaks up to 40% as in Campania. “We are receiving new requests for help, for instance from mayors, especially in the municipalies of southern Italy. We expect an explosion of need”, […]
An increase of 40% of poor people in Lazio within a year
When the health emergency will be over and commercial and industrial companies will resume operations, there may be +40% of poor people in Rome and Lazio one year after the end of the activities’ shutdown, according to Banco Alimentare. Giuliano Visconti, president of the Banco Alimentare Lazio (Italy), explains this to Agenzia Nova. It is […]
The Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires launches a call “to all good wills” to get volunteers and recover protective masks
Jacques Bailet, President of the Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires, launched an appeal for volunteers on a national media. “We need about 5,000 to 6,000 volunteers, both in Food Banks and in partner associations,” he said. In addition, in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic, he called on “all good wills” to recover masks or […]
Solidarity must continue to be expressed
Due to the current situation and the health emergency linked to COVID-19, the Food Banks in France remain fully operative to help people in precarious situations. Solidarity must continue to be expressed on our territory, including in the most affected areas. The Food Banks network, present throughout French territory and the French overseas territories, is […]
Open letter | COVID-19: from health to social emergency
In these challenging times, from Tromsø to Malta, from Lisbon to Kiev, European Food Banks across Europe are doing what they do best – recovering surplus food to assist charitable organization and feed people in need. The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Europe hard. The current health emergency will most likely be followed by a social […]
Ciano International side by side with European Food Banks
Following the rapid evolution of the COVID-19, the European Commission, under the leadership of President Ursula von der Leyen, is playing a coordinating role helping Member States in their response to the outbreak of the pandemic in Europe. At the same time, to protect its employees, the European Commission decided to incentivise homeworking and suspended […]
The strong bond between Food Aid and Social Inclusion: a dialogue with European institutions and concrete practices across Europe
On the 18 November 2019, the European Food Banks Federation organized the “Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion. Dialogue between European Institutions and concrete practices across Europe”. The conference was hosted by MEP Brando Benifei at the European Parliament in Brussels. The Annual Forum opened with a welcome and introduction by Brando Benifei […]
Depriving the poor of Europe: a wrong economy
By Jacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation Europe is going through difficult times both in its relations with the rest of the world and in its infighting between Member States and even between regions. The European Union’s founding values are undermined by the incessant attacks of those who want its annihilation to […]
