The document provides an annual report for the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) for fiscal year 2015. It summarizes that in FY2015, GFN and food banks in its network:
- Distributed over 1.2 billion pounds of food to nourish over 6.5 million people through 28,000 social service organizations.
- Kept over 1 billion pounds of food from being wasted by redirecting it to food banks.
- Expanded to 34 countries and opened new food banks in 5 countries.
- Provided training and support to strengthen individual food banks and their ability to help more hungry people.
This document summarizes the work of Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank serving Minnesota and Wisconsin. It discusses how Second Harvest has increased its distribution of fresh produce from 152 types in 2010 to over 750 types in 2013. It also describes several of Second Harvest's community programs that help connect hungry people with resources, such as school pantries, SNAP outreach, and senior food boxes. The document notes that the demographics facing hunger have changed, with more suburban and college students needing assistance. It highlights the important role of volunteers, with over 130,000 volunteer hours contributed in 2013 through activities beyond just food sorting and packing.
This document summarizes Second Harvest Heartland's community impact report for 2013. It discusses how Second Harvest Heartland increased its distribution of fresh produce from 152 types in 2010 to over 5 million pounds in 2013. It highlights several of Second Harvest Heartland's programs that address food insecurity, such as Meals for Minds, SNAP Outreach, and the Summer Food Service Program. The document also discusses Second Harvest Heartland's partnerships with retailers, farmers, and other organizations to increase access to nutritious food for those in need.
This document summarizes the work of Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank serving Minnesota and Wisconsin. It discusses Second Harvest Heartland's efforts to increase distribution of fresh produce, rescue food from retailers and farms, support community programs to address hunger, engage volunteers, and partner with schools and organizations. It highlights some of Second Harvest Heartland's community impact in 2013, including distributing over 30 million pounds of food through their retail food rescue program and collecting over 5.9 million pounds of produce from growers. The document also recognizes awards and achievements of Second Harvest Heartland and their partners in addressing hunger in their communities.
By the end of 2014, HUMANA People to People Belize was reaching out to more than 3,000 participating families through the Child Aid project. Child Aid is implemented in 35 communities in Toledo District and 12 communities in the districts of Orange Walk and Corozal.
1) Ghana's Parliamentarians Against Hunger and Malnutrition Caucus plays an important role in advancing nutrition in Ghana through advocacy, lobbying, and sensitization.
2) The Caucus lobbies for increased budget allocations for nutrition and collaborates with civil society to raise the profile of nutrition issues.
3) It educates parliamentarians and the public on key nutrition problems in Ghana through publications, media engagements, and fact sheets to support evidence-based advocacy and policymaking.
The annual report summarizes Just Food's activities and accomplishments in 2014. It discusses expanding access to healthy food in underserved NYC neighborhoods by supporting community-led projects like farmers' markets, community gardens, and food pantries. In 2014, Just Food helped nearly a quarter million New Yorkers access local food. The report outlines Just Food's programs and impact, as well as its financial information, showing total revenue of $1.6 million and expenses of $1.6 million. It concludes by discussing Just Food's annual fundraising benefit which highlighted local food.
The document discusses hunger and food insecurity in Minnesota. It summarizes the work of Hunger Solutions Minnesota to end hunger through advocacy, funding food shelves, and connecting those in need with assistance programs. It provides statistics on food insecurity rates in Minnesota, particularly among children and veterans. It also describes some of Hunger Solutions Minnesota's initiatives, such as distributing food from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, advocating for fair food policies, and expanding mobile food shelves.
Sowing Opportunity, Harvesting Change: Community Food Projects in ActionJohn Smith
This slideshow provides a brief introduction to community food projects supported by the USDA's Community Food Projects grant program. It highlights several example projects, including a youth-run juice bar program in New York City that promotes nutrition and job skills, and a shared community kitchen in Appalachia that allows small farmers to process foods. The overall goals of the grant program are to address food insecurity, increase community self-reliance around food issues, and take a comprehensive approach. The slideshow is intended to inspire action around local food systems work.
This document summarizes the work of Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank serving Minnesota and Wisconsin. It discusses how Second Harvest has increased its distribution of fresh produce from 152 types in 2010 to over 750 types in 2013. It also describes several of Second Harvest's community programs that help connect hungry people with resources, such as school pantries, SNAP outreach, and senior food boxes. The document notes that the demographics facing hunger have changed, with more suburban and college students needing assistance. It highlights the important role of volunteers, with over 130,000 volunteer hours contributed in 2013 through activities beyond just food sorting and packing.
This document summarizes Second Harvest Heartland's community impact report for 2013. It discusses how Second Harvest Heartland increased its distribution of fresh produce from 152 types in 2010 to over 5 million pounds in 2013. It highlights several of Second Harvest Heartland's programs that address food insecurity, such as Meals for Minds, SNAP Outreach, and the Summer Food Service Program. The document also discusses Second Harvest Heartland's partnerships with retailers, farmers, and other organizations to increase access to nutritious food for those in need.
This document summarizes the work of Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank serving Minnesota and Wisconsin. It discusses Second Harvest Heartland's efforts to increase distribution of fresh produce, rescue food from retailers and farms, support community programs to address hunger, engage volunteers, and partner with schools and organizations. It highlights some of Second Harvest Heartland's community impact in 2013, including distributing over 30 million pounds of food through their retail food rescue program and collecting over 5.9 million pounds of produce from growers. The document also recognizes awards and achievements of Second Harvest Heartland and their partners in addressing hunger in their communities.
By the end of 2014, HUMANA People to People Belize was reaching out to more than 3,000 participating families through the Child Aid project. Child Aid is implemented in 35 communities in Toledo District and 12 communities in the districts of Orange Walk and Corozal.
1) Ghana's Parliamentarians Against Hunger and Malnutrition Caucus plays an important role in advancing nutrition in Ghana through advocacy, lobbying, and sensitization.
2) The Caucus lobbies for increased budget allocations for nutrition and collaborates with civil society to raise the profile of nutrition issues.
3) It educates parliamentarians and the public on key nutrition problems in Ghana through publications, media engagements, and fact sheets to support evidence-based advocacy and policymaking.
The annual report summarizes Just Food's activities and accomplishments in 2014. It discusses expanding access to healthy food in underserved NYC neighborhoods by supporting community-led projects like farmers' markets, community gardens, and food pantries. In 2014, Just Food helped nearly a quarter million New Yorkers access local food. The report outlines Just Food's programs and impact, as well as its financial information, showing total revenue of $1.6 million and expenses of $1.6 million. It concludes by discussing Just Food's annual fundraising benefit which highlighted local food.
The document discusses hunger and food insecurity in Minnesota. It summarizes the work of Hunger Solutions Minnesota to end hunger through advocacy, funding food shelves, and connecting those in need with assistance programs. It provides statistics on food insecurity rates in Minnesota, particularly among children and veterans. It also describes some of Hunger Solutions Minnesota's initiatives, such as distributing food from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, advocating for fair food policies, and expanding mobile food shelves.
Sowing Opportunity, Harvesting Change: Community Food Projects in ActionJohn Smith
This slideshow provides a brief introduction to community food projects supported by the USDA's Community Food Projects grant program. It highlights several example projects, including a youth-run juice bar program in New York City that promotes nutrition and job skills, and a shared community kitchen in Appalachia that allows small farmers to process foods. The overall goals of the grant program are to address food insecurity, increase community self-reliance around food issues, and take a comprehensive approach. The slideshow is intended to inspire action around local food systems work.
A Sweet Solution to Poverty by Eren Okumus Wins Gluen Institute Essay Contest...Hashoo Foundation USA
The Honey Bee Farming Project in Pakistan has been an innovative and effective model for reducing poverty. It teaches beekeeping skills to women, allowing them to become micro-entrepreneurs producing and selling honey. In return for guaranteed honey purchases, the project requires families to enroll their children in school and receive healthcare. This breaks the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Over a thousand women have been trained, producing over 30 tons of honey annually and improving incomes, education, nutrition, and empowerment for women and children in remote communities. The project shows promise as a model that could be implemented elsewhere to lessen global poverty through sustainable livelihoods.
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is launching a public relations campaign called "Small Farmers, Big Stories" to counter increasing attacks on modern agricultural practices in Hawaii from anti-agriculture activists. The $400,000 yearly campaign will tell the stories of farmers through print, radio, television, and social media to build public support for agriculture. It aims to attract young people to farming careers and shift public perception in favor of farmers and their practices.
Healthy Food Access: Improve Resident Health. Save Site Money (from Assisted Housing Management Insider)
Residents at assisted sites often have difficulty finding affordable and healthy food. Assisted sites are often located in neighborhoods where food options are limited to convenience stores, liquor stores, or fast food restaurants that offer low-cost but unhealthy snacks and meals. Supermarkets, grocery stores, and other retailers that offer fresh produce and other healthy food choices either may be miles away, making it difficult for residents without transportation to shop for healthier options, or may be too expensive for low-income residents to afford the healthy food.
Indeed, low-income residents who try to buy more produce and other healthy food can spend a disproportionate amount of their monthly income on food, making it more difficult to pay their other expenses. They often must make difficult monthly decisions, whether to use their limited income to buy food or to pay other household expenses, such as their share of the unit’s rent, utilities, healthcare, telephone, and transportation costs to get to or look for work, says Jan Kasameyer, resident services program supervisor at Home Forward, the housing authority in Portland, Ore.
The document summarizes the mission and activities of the Houghton-Jones/Saginaw East-Central Neighborhood Association (HJ/SENA). HJ/SENA aims to foster community and empower residents through various programs, including a thrift store, summer camp, and neighborhood watch meetings. A key focus is the Saginaw Urban Food Initiative, which aims to provide healthy foods and jobs through urban farming on vacant lots, youth farm stands, and corner stores selling local produce. The initiative also emphasizes nutrition education and addressing food insecurity in the community.
Your Community, Your Food: Seven Ways to Get Healthy Food into Your CommunityJohn Smith
This document discusses how access to healthy and affordable food is limited in many low-income communities. When unhealthy food is most readily available, it can negatively impact people's health and communities. The document provides ideas for actions people can take to improve food access and health at the local level, such as starting a community garden, organizing a buying club, or advocating for public transportation routes to grocery stores. Small positive changes to the local food system can benefit community health.
Owners and managers of affordable housing sites are in a unique position to provide greater healthy food access to their residents, says Bomee Jung, deputy director at Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) in New York City. Many owners and managers recognize how important fresh food access is for the health and well-being of their residents and are adding healthy food access programs to the amenities and services they offer. We’ll tell you how increasing healthy food access will benefit your site and give you information about the types of food access programs you can consider creating at your tax credit site.
This document discusses strategies to increase food security in Buffalo, NY. It outlines principles of community food security including meeting low-income communities' food needs, building community sustainability through local food resources, empowering self-reliance, strengthening local agriculture, and collaborating across the food system. Existing green programs in Buffalo are analyzed, including a mobile market, gleaning programs, and a cooperative extension which provides education and donations. Maps show residential areas and food store locations. Alternatives like a grocery store truck and farm schools are proposed and SWOT analyses are provided.
The document describes the initiatives of the Powerman HOPE Foundation International (POHOFI), a nonprofit organization that aims to alleviate poverty worldwide. It outlines several of POHOFI's initiatives, which include empowering women through economic and agricultural programs, providing vision and dental care to underserved populations, supporting at-risk youth, and increasing access to clean water and sanitation. The document also provides details on POHOFI's mission, vision, objectives, and contact information.
This document provides information about the "#StomachThis National Poverty & Hunger Conference" being held on June 18th, 2015 at the House of Commons from 10AM to 5:30PM. The conference aims to increase understanding of food poverty issues in the UK and identify potential actions to prevent and address food poverty. The day-long program includes keynote speakers from organizations like Oxfam, Trussell Trust, and FareShare discussing topics like the reality of poverty, growth of low-wage jobs, welfare reforms, and redistribution of surplus food. It will also feature panel debates and breakout workshop sessions on issues like the effects of food insecurity on society, reducing food waste, and the problem of
The document discusses the issue of global hunger and ways to address it locally and through social media. It notes that over 795 million people worldwide face hunger daily, with one in nine people being undernourished. To combat this issue locally, the document recommends reducing food waste, donating to local food banks, and spreading awareness. It also suggests that social media can uniquely help this goal by enabling donations and sharing information and links to help address hunger.
RAFI-USA works to cultivate markets, policies, and communities that support family farms through socially just and environmentally sound practices. It ensures that farm laborers are respected and protected, natural resources are preserved, food is accessible to all, and seed diversity is maintained. RAFI-USA supported farmers through a difficult economic year by finalizing a National Organic Action Plan, doubling funding for the National Organic Program, and providing grants to innovative farmers through the Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund. RAFI-USA remains committed to developing sustainable and equitable agriculture systems for the future of family farms.
2015 us young lions competitions assignment briefPR Council
2015 US Young Lions Competitions partnered with Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother around the world. Every year the US Young Lions judges look for the most creative and innovative campaign ideas. The winning team for each category will represent the country as “TEAM USA” at the global competitions in France.
For the first time the United States will be sending a team for the PR category. This team is sponsored by the PR Council, the trade association for America public relations Firms.
Whole Measures for Community Food Systems: Values-Based Planning and EvaluationJohn Smith
The document introduces Whole Measures for Community Food Systems, a tool for evaluating community food system projects using a values-based approach. It is designed to help organizations measure not just outputs and outcomes, but also the complex relationships and impacts of their work in building holistic, community food systems. The tool focuses on six fields that reflect a vision for whole communities through community food system development: justice and fairness; strong communities; vibrant farms; healthy people; sustainable ecosystems; and thriving local economies. Organizations can use the tool to define intended outcomes, facilitate values-based discussions, and holistically evaluate how their work affects the creation of healthy, whole communities.
The document provides an annual update on the Unilever Foundation's activities and impact in its first year. It summarizes that the Foundation partnered with 5 leading global organizations to positively impact over 14.5 million people through programs focused on hygiene, sanitation, access to clean water, basic nutrition and self-esteem. It provided details on partnerships with organizations like UNICEF, World Food Programme, Save the Children and PSI to support programs in areas like sanitation, nutrition, child health and handwashing across multiple countries in Asia and Africa. The Foundation aims to help more than 1 billion people improve their health and well-being through these partnerships and initiatives.
Leveraging Community Talents and Voices to Fight Food Insecurity WorkshopBonner Foundation
The document summarizes the work of Funke Aderonmu as a Congressional Hunger Fellow placed at DC Greens and RESULTS Educational Fund. It describes how DC Greens launched a Community Advocates program to engage local residents with lived experience of food insecurity in advocacy and policy work. Through training and engagement at the local level, Community Advocates helped secure funding for food assistance programs and influenced DC food policy. The document encourages readers to consider how similar community advocacy models could be applied to other issues, and invites participation in the anti-poverty advocacy organization RESULTS.
Several organizations are working to address hunger in Africa, including MANA Nutrition, Helping Hands Africa, and Action Against Hunger. MANA Nutrition produces peanut paste that can help people in Africa suffering from malnutrition for 6 weeks by consuming just 3 packs per day. Helping Hands Africa has helped people in Africa since 2003, especially women and children, by providing food, healthcare, and education. Proposed strategies to fight hunger in Africa include investing in rural infrastructure, empowering farmers, and public-private partnerships in agriculture.
This document provides information about establishing food policy councils to address hunger and food insecurity. It defines food security and the goals of food policy councils, which include developing just and sustainable food systems, ensuring access to nutritious food for all, and promoting health, community development, and local food systems. Sample vision and mission statements from other food policy councils focus on ending hunger and increasing access to healthy, affordable, locally-grown food. The document also lists goals, strategies, and accomplishments of food policy councils in other communities as examples for Southern Maryland to consider in establishing its own food policy council.
Feast Down East, also known as the Southeastern North Carolina Food Systems Program (SENCFS), is a non-profit organization working to connect local farmers to markets and consumers. It operates programs that link farmers to chefs, schools, institutions and limited resource farmers to help them grow their businesses and ensure access to healthy, local food in southeastern North Carolina. SENCFS was founded in 2006 and works with partners across 11 counties to strengthen the regional food system and economy.
This document provides an agenda and background information for a meeting on sustaining political commitments to scaling up nutrition. It acknowledges and thanks the many partner organizations and individuals who made contributions to organizing the event. The opening remarks emphasize that the meeting brings together stakeholders committed to ending childhood malnutrition. It aims to reaffirm commitments and identify challenges and solutions for accelerating progress over the next 1,000 days.
UN agency photo competition shines spotlight on ‘family meal’ in achieving 'z...Zeinabarobale
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) held a photo competition to highlight the importance of family meals in achieving the goal of Zero Hunger. The competition aimed to draw attention to the role of shared meals in bringing families and communities together, as well as promoting nutrition. However, not all families have access to adequate, healthy meals due to poverty and malnutrition. The WFP works with partners around the world to end hunger and malnutrition by supporting millions of people in 75 countries.
A Sweet Solution to Poverty by Eren Okumus Wins Gluen Institute Essay Contest...Hashoo Foundation USA
The Honey Bee Farming Project in Pakistan has been an innovative and effective model for reducing poverty. It teaches beekeeping skills to women, allowing them to become micro-entrepreneurs producing and selling honey. In return for guaranteed honey purchases, the project requires families to enroll their children in school and receive healthcare. This breaks the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Over a thousand women have been trained, producing over 30 tons of honey annually and improving incomes, education, nutrition, and empowerment for women and children in remote communities. The project shows promise as a model that could be implemented elsewhere to lessen global poverty through sustainable livelihoods.
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation is launching a public relations campaign called "Small Farmers, Big Stories" to counter increasing attacks on modern agricultural practices in Hawaii from anti-agriculture activists. The $400,000 yearly campaign will tell the stories of farmers through print, radio, television, and social media to build public support for agriculture. It aims to attract young people to farming careers and shift public perception in favor of farmers and their practices.
Healthy Food Access: Improve Resident Health. Save Site Money (from Assisted Housing Management Insider)
Residents at assisted sites often have difficulty finding affordable and healthy food. Assisted sites are often located in neighborhoods where food options are limited to convenience stores, liquor stores, or fast food restaurants that offer low-cost but unhealthy snacks and meals. Supermarkets, grocery stores, and other retailers that offer fresh produce and other healthy food choices either may be miles away, making it difficult for residents without transportation to shop for healthier options, or may be too expensive for low-income residents to afford the healthy food.
Indeed, low-income residents who try to buy more produce and other healthy food can spend a disproportionate amount of their monthly income on food, making it more difficult to pay their other expenses. They often must make difficult monthly decisions, whether to use their limited income to buy food or to pay other household expenses, such as their share of the unit’s rent, utilities, healthcare, telephone, and transportation costs to get to or look for work, says Jan Kasameyer, resident services program supervisor at Home Forward, the housing authority in Portland, Ore.
The document summarizes the mission and activities of the Houghton-Jones/Saginaw East-Central Neighborhood Association (HJ/SENA). HJ/SENA aims to foster community and empower residents through various programs, including a thrift store, summer camp, and neighborhood watch meetings. A key focus is the Saginaw Urban Food Initiative, which aims to provide healthy foods and jobs through urban farming on vacant lots, youth farm stands, and corner stores selling local produce. The initiative also emphasizes nutrition education and addressing food insecurity in the community.
Your Community, Your Food: Seven Ways to Get Healthy Food into Your CommunityJohn Smith
This document discusses how access to healthy and affordable food is limited in many low-income communities. When unhealthy food is most readily available, it can negatively impact people's health and communities. The document provides ideas for actions people can take to improve food access and health at the local level, such as starting a community garden, organizing a buying club, or advocating for public transportation routes to grocery stores. Small positive changes to the local food system can benefit community health.
Owners and managers of affordable housing sites are in a unique position to provide greater healthy food access to their residents, says Bomee Jung, deputy director at Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) in New York City. Many owners and managers recognize how important fresh food access is for the health and well-being of their residents and are adding healthy food access programs to the amenities and services they offer. We’ll tell you how increasing healthy food access will benefit your site and give you information about the types of food access programs you can consider creating at your tax credit site.
This document discusses strategies to increase food security in Buffalo, NY. It outlines principles of community food security including meeting low-income communities' food needs, building community sustainability through local food resources, empowering self-reliance, strengthening local agriculture, and collaborating across the food system. Existing green programs in Buffalo are analyzed, including a mobile market, gleaning programs, and a cooperative extension which provides education and donations. Maps show residential areas and food store locations. Alternatives like a grocery store truck and farm schools are proposed and SWOT analyses are provided.
The document describes the initiatives of the Powerman HOPE Foundation International (POHOFI), a nonprofit organization that aims to alleviate poverty worldwide. It outlines several of POHOFI's initiatives, which include empowering women through economic and agricultural programs, providing vision and dental care to underserved populations, supporting at-risk youth, and increasing access to clean water and sanitation. The document also provides details on POHOFI's mission, vision, objectives, and contact information.
This document provides information about the "#StomachThis National Poverty & Hunger Conference" being held on June 18th, 2015 at the House of Commons from 10AM to 5:30PM. The conference aims to increase understanding of food poverty issues in the UK and identify potential actions to prevent and address food poverty. The day-long program includes keynote speakers from organizations like Oxfam, Trussell Trust, and FareShare discussing topics like the reality of poverty, growth of low-wage jobs, welfare reforms, and redistribution of surplus food. It will also feature panel debates and breakout workshop sessions on issues like the effects of food insecurity on society, reducing food waste, and the problem of
The document discusses the issue of global hunger and ways to address it locally and through social media. It notes that over 795 million people worldwide face hunger daily, with one in nine people being undernourished. To combat this issue locally, the document recommends reducing food waste, donating to local food banks, and spreading awareness. It also suggests that social media can uniquely help this goal by enabling donations and sharing information and links to help address hunger.
RAFI-USA works to cultivate markets, policies, and communities that support family farms through socially just and environmentally sound practices. It ensures that farm laborers are respected and protected, natural resources are preserved, food is accessible to all, and seed diversity is maintained. RAFI-USA supported farmers through a difficult economic year by finalizing a National Organic Action Plan, doubling funding for the National Organic Program, and providing grants to innovative farmers through the Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund. RAFI-USA remains committed to developing sustainable and equitable agriculture systems for the future of family farms.
2015 us young lions competitions assignment briefPR Council
2015 US Young Lions Competitions partnered with Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother around the world. Every year the US Young Lions judges look for the most creative and innovative campaign ideas. The winning team for each category will represent the country as “TEAM USA” at the global competitions in France.
For the first time the United States will be sending a team for the PR category. This team is sponsored by the PR Council, the trade association for America public relations Firms.
Whole Measures for Community Food Systems: Values-Based Planning and EvaluationJohn Smith
The document introduces Whole Measures for Community Food Systems, a tool for evaluating community food system projects using a values-based approach. It is designed to help organizations measure not just outputs and outcomes, but also the complex relationships and impacts of their work in building holistic, community food systems. The tool focuses on six fields that reflect a vision for whole communities through community food system development: justice and fairness; strong communities; vibrant farms; healthy people; sustainable ecosystems; and thriving local economies. Organizations can use the tool to define intended outcomes, facilitate values-based discussions, and holistically evaluate how their work affects the creation of healthy, whole communities.
The document provides an annual update on the Unilever Foundation's activities and impact in its first year. It summarizes that the Foundation partnered with 5 leading global organizations to positively impact over 14.5 million people through programs focused on hygiene, sanitation, access to clean water, basic nutrition and self-esteem. It provided details on partnerships with organizations like UNICEF, World Food Programme, Save the Children and PSI to support programs in areas like sanitation, nutrition, child health and handwashing across multiple countries in Asia and Africa. The Foundation aims to help more than 1 billion people improve their health and well-being through these partnerships and initiatives.
Leveraging Community Talents and Voices to Fight Food Insecurity WorkshopBonner Foundation
The document summarizes the work of Funke Aderonmu as a Congressional Hunger Fellow placed at DC Greens and RESULTS Educational Fund. It describes how DC Greens launched a Community Advocates program to engage local residents with lived experience of food insecurity in advocacy and policy work. Through training and engagement at the local level, Community Advocates helped secure funding for food assistance programs and influenced DC food policy. The document encourages readers to consider how similar community advocacy models could be applied to other issues, and invites participation in the anti-poverty advocacy organization RESULTS.
Several organizations are working to address hunger in Africa, including MANA Nutrition, Helping Hands Africa, and Action Against Hunger. MANA Nutrition produces peanut paste that can help people in Africa suffering from malnutrition for 6 weeks by consuming just 3 packs per day. Helping Hands Africa has helped people in Africa since 2003, especially women and children, by providing food, healthcare, and education. Proposed strategies to fight hunger in Africa include investing in rural infrastructure, empowering farmers, and public-private partnerships in agriculture.
This document provides information about establishing food policy councils to address hunger and food insecurity. It defines food security and the goals of food policy councils, which include developing just and sustainable food systems, ensuring access to nutritious food for all, and promoting health, community development, and local food systems. Sample vision and mission statements from other food policy councils focus on ending hunger and increasing access to healthy, affordable, locally-grown food. The document also lists goals, strategies, and accomplishments of food policy councils in other communities as examples for Southern Maryland to consider in establishing its own food policy council.
Feast Down East, also known as the Southeastern North Carolina Food Systems Program (SENCFS), is a non-profit organization working to connect local farmers to markets and consumers. It operates programs that link farmers to chefs, schools, institutions and limited resource farmers to help them grow their businesses and ensure access to healthy, local food in southeastern North Carolina. SENCFS was founded in 2006 and works with partners across 11 counties to strengthen the regional food system and economy.
This document provides an agenda and background information for a meeting on sustaining political commitments to scaling up nutrition. It acknowledges and thanks the many partner organizations and individuals who made contributions to organizing the event. The opening remarks emphasize that the meeting brings together stakeholders committed to ending childhood malnutrition. It aims to reaffirm commitments and identify challenges and solutions for accelerating progress over the next 1,000 days.
UN agency photo competition shines spotlight on ‘family meal’ in achieving 'z...Zeinabarobale
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) held a photo competition to highlight the importance of family meals in achieving the goal of Zero Hunger. The competition aimed to draw attention to the role of shared meals in bringing families and communities together, as well as promoting nutrition. However, not all families have access to adequate, healthy meals due to poverty and malnutrition. The WFP works with partners around the world to end hunger and malnutrition by supporting millions of people in 75 countries.
Since 2005, Rotarians from around the world have packaged
tens of millions of meals with Stop Hunger Now. This
meal-packaging program is a fun, hands-on international
service project that encourages a cooperative effort within
the community. Learn how you can engage your club in this
sustainable global feeding effort that delivers nutrition to
people in more than 70 countries. Additionally, you’ll hear
about Stop Hunger Now’s new sustainable development
project opportunities and possibilities for global grants.
Assignment 3 Agency Analysis Report-Sushma Budhathoki Basnet S281955
FOODBANK NORTHERN TERRITORY ANALYSIS
AGENCY ANALYSIS REPORT
BY
Student Name
Student Number
Subject Code
LECTURER’S NAME
Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies
Charles Darwin University
Due date: 18 January 2019
Table of contents Page no
1. Executive summary 3
2. Introduction 3
3. History of Foodbank NT 3
4. Mission and vision of Foodbank NT 4
5. Organisation type 4
6. Organisational culture 4
7. Organisational structure 4
8. Beneficiaries or clients of Foodbank NT 5
9. Main services provided by Foodbank NT 5
9.1. Food for life 5
9.2. School breakfast 5
9.3. Warehouse management 6
10. Service delivery method of Foodbank NT 6
11. Relation between organisational culture, structure and service delivery model. 6
12. Foodbank NT fits into community development 6-7
13. Conclusion 8
14. References 9
1. Executive summary
This agency analysis report is prepared by a student who completed placement practice at Foodbank NT which is a part of a course named Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community studies. This report will evaluate Foodbank Northern Territory and describe history of foodbank NT, its vision and mission, structure and culture of agency and service delivery method. This report will further explain beneficiaries or clients and the main services of Foodbank NT.
2. Introduction
Foodbank NT is a non-profit organisation where huge number of interested people are involved to achieve its goals. It has three different program such as Food for life program, school break programs and shopping at warehouse by different welfare agencies. The main concept of Foodbank NT is to feed the people who required food by distributing surplus food. The structure of Foodbank NT and its operations are described by its organisational culture. Foodbank NT plays a ...
1. Humana People to People is an international non-profit organization working in 43 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America through 360 development projects helping 12 million people.
2. The organization focuses on areas like training, fighting epidemics like AIDS and malaria, community development, agriculture/rural development, and environment/recycling. Specifically, it trains and organizes 75,000 small-scale farmers into Farmers' Clubs to improve livelihoods and increase food production.
3. The organization also trains teachers for rural primary schools through teacher training colleges located in rural communities, with the goal of improving health, nutrition, and community development in partnership with local people.
The document is an introduction to the 2016 Global Philanthropy Guide, which profiles organizations based in Washington state that work to improve lives in developing countries. It discusses a partnership between Global Washington, Seattle International Foundation, and Seattle Foundation to promote international philanthropy. The guide features non-profits that received funding through a collective giving program and a full directory of Global Washington member organizations. It encourages readers to use the guide to learn about opportunities to support this important work.
Feed My Starving Children had planned for a year of strengthening foundations in 2011-2012 after doubling production the previous year to serve Haiti. However, two major natural disasters struck requiring more meals than planned. Despite responding to unprecedented needs, FMSC still achieved record production levels, grew volunteer and donor support, improved processes, and restored operating reserves while reducing meal costs. It was a challenging "second mile" year but one that positioned FMSC well for continued growth in serving global hunger.
This document summarizes the objectives and goals of the Rotarian Action Group for the Alleviation of Hunger & Malnutrition, which aims to create a global network of Rotarians and partners working to end hunger worldwide. Its goal is a world where children can grow healthy and empowered. It connects Rotarians to organizations like the Global FoodBanking Network to collaborate on combating hunger through food banking by volunteering, fundraising, and developing new food banks.
This document summarizes the activities of SecondBite for the 2014-2015 year. Some key points:
- SecondBite redistributed over 7 million kilograms of fresh, healthy food to over 1,200 community programs, providing almost 14 million meals.
- This food redistribution enabled community organizations to divert over $21 million to other essential services for those in need.
- SecondBite's efforts saved over 518 million liters of water, 42 million kilojoules of energy, and prevented 42 million kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Going forward, SecondBite aims to break the cycle of food insecurity by providing nutrition education programs to empower individuals and build skills
Mario Batali was raised in Seattle and studied in Madrid before graduating from Rutgers University. He then trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London and worked under chef Marco Pierre White. After this culinary education, Batali launched restaurants in New York City. He has since established the Mario Batali Foundation to ensure children are well read, well fed, and well cared for through education programs, nutrition initiatives, and medical research. Batali also supports organizations like the Lunchbox Fund and Food Bank for New York City by serving on their boards and hosting fundraising events.
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2. The Global FoodBanking Network
(GFN) represents a culturally and
geographically diverse group with
a striking sense of community and
shared purpose.
Our collaborative spirit drives
our organization, the individual
food banks in our network, and
the supporters that make our
work possible.
Nutrition
Equality
Self-Reliance
Partnership
Progress
“Working together we can move forward. Alone we can do nothing.”
Ana Catalina Suarez Peña, Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de Colombia
A Humanitarian Response to Hunger in a World of Plenty
Nearly 800 million people around the world do not have enough to eat.
At the same time, more than one-third of all food produced for humans
goes to waste.
There is enough food to feed the world. Hunger is less about the
availability of food and more about physical and economic access
to that food.
Food banks get food from where it is available to places where people
go without. It’s about logistics, networking, collaboration and caring…
and that is the everyday work of GFN and our global network
of food banks.
Ken Jones Photography
3. LETTER FROM GFN LEADERSHIP
Changing Lives. Together.
“Our world is getting smaller and smaller. You can go to
any country and see how people are impacted not only
by things that happen locally, but also by things that
are happening around the world. So, it is in everyone’s
best interests to ensure that all parts of the planet are
working well together.”
Pat Tracy, Chairman of the Board, The Global FoodBanking Network
For all humanity to grow and thrive, every individual must have access to
nutritious food. When you think about it, nothing can happen without food.
Children can’t grow and learn. Parents can’t work and they can’t take care of
their families. If individuals aren’t prospering, the community can’t prosper.
That’s why food banking is so important. Food banks nourish and nurture lives.
They are a lifeline linking those in need with support services that help them
become self-sufficient. Food is simply the catalyst.
This past year, GFN and food banks in our network nourished and improved
the lives of millions of our neighbors in need. We are grateful to the generous
individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations that helped us bring
food, hope and opportunity to so many people around the world.
Together, we made strong progress toward our core goals of alleviating hunger
and reducing food waste.
Fed more hungry people than ever before
Food banks in the GFN network distributed more than 1.2 billion pounds
of food through more than 28,000 social service organizations. This
food nourished more than 6.5 million people and enabled beneficiary
organizations—including schools, orphanages, senior centers, soup kitchens
and more—to provide critical human services that help people lead healthier,
safer and more productive lives.
Helped protect the environment
The network kept more than one billion pounds of perfectly edible food
from going to waste. Food in landfill produces dangerous methane gas that
contributes to global warming.
Brought food banking to more areas of need
GFN now works in 34 countries. This year we played a key role in the creation
of the first food bank in Bangalore, India, and new food banks opened in China,
Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.
Strengthened individual food banks and our collective ability to
help more hungry people
We continued to share our highly specialized food banking expertise with
social entrepreneurs around the world. In addition, we mobilized essential
resources—including food, funds and volunteers—by connecting food banks
with global organizations with the means and ability to share.
We would like to recognize and thank Jeff Klein, who served as GFN President
and CEO for the past four and a half years. While Jeff is no longer serving in
this capacity, he continues to be a strong supporter of GFN. Jeff took GFN from
a small but growing organization to a globally recognized leader in the fight
against hunger and food waste. He built a strong team that will execute a new
strategic plan to guide GFN through our next stage of significant growth.
Thank you for being part of our success. We hope that you will continue to
support our mission as GFN enters our tenth year of fighting hunger and
reducing food waste through food banking.
Pat Tracy
Chairman of the Board
Christopher Rebstock
Interim President and CEO, GFN Co-Founder, and
Senior Vice President of Network Development
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4. Expanded the Global Network
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STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS AND CRITICAL ALLIANCES
GFN has close working relationships with food banking networks that support
and promote food banking in their respective regions:
• European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA) – Europe
• Feeding America – United States
• Food Banking Regional Network – Middle East, most of Africa, Bangladesh
and Pakistan
We collaborate with these networks to share best practices, mobilize resources,
and promote our mutual interest in seeing a world free from hunger.
We also partner with a number of global humanitarian and service organizations that
align with our mission, including Feed My Starving Children, Stop Hunger Now, the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and others.
GFN Highlights
2015
CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER
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5. “It is so inspiring to know that we are part of a global
movement that is making a difference every day!”
Sarah Pennell, Business and Communications Manager, Foodbank Australia
Hunger is evolving. A decade ago, most of the
world’s hungry people were in rural areas in low
income, food deficit countries where there was a
concentration of extreme poverty. Today, more of
the world’s hungry people live in urban areas in
countries that are classified as middle income.
This changing dynamic, which will continue
to increase as more countries become middle
income, is driving the United Nations World Food
Programme to work in different ways.
Food banking is increasingly important to our
organization. We look to GFN to provide insights
and on-the-ground solutions in these areas. And
we will continue to rely on GFN to help with local
engagement to roll out food and nutrition programs.
Stanlake J.T.M. Samkange, Policy and Programme Division
Director, United Nations World Food Programme
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New food banks:
• Bangalore
• Dominican Republic
• Panama
Food bank expansions:
Food banks in Chile, Costa Rica, Taiwan and
Hong Kong each opened a second branch
to reach more people in need.
“Think of all the food banks
around the world that
would not be in existence
if not for GFN.”
Wayne Hellquist, GFN Board of Directors,
Canada
• Peru
• Shanghai
• Uruguay
6. Accelerate
the POWER of FOOD BANKING
All in a Day’s Work
In the world of food banking, challenges and opportunities are different in every
community. Local regulations, the availability of food sources, geography and
even cultural feelings about helping others can vary significantly. Because
of this, the food bank model must be adapted in each country. That’s where
GFN comes in.
Expertise
The GFN Network Development Team – With nearly 60 years of
combined food banking experience, GFN experts are uniquely qualified to help
food banks achieve success.
Education and Training
H-E-B/GFN Food Bank Leadership Institute (FBLI) – Our international
educational forum is an intensive four-day food banking immersion that
strengthens individual food bank leaders and the global food banking community.
GFN Learning Center – We began work on an exciting new initiative for online
education that will offer resources designed to deepen food bankers’ knowledge,
advance their abilities and enhance leadership skills.
Online ToolKits – GFN ToolKits help social entrepreneurs understand the
dynamics of starting a food bank and initiate the food bank development process.
Connections
GFN directly connects our member food banks with global supporters that
contribute valued assets, such as food, volunteers, warehouse and office
space, equipment and vehicles, and professional services... along with
compassion, enthusiasm and creativity.
Financial Support
Generous grants to GFN—for example, FY 2015 grants from the Abbott
Fund, Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Foundation, Caterpillar
Foundation, General Mills Foundation and others—make it possible for us to
provide specific funding to help food banks expand into underserved areas,
operate critical programs for children, and significantly increase their overall
capacities to accept and distribute greater volumes of food.
TURNING AN IDEA FOR SOCIAL IMPACT INTO FOOD FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE
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Ken Jones Photography
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7. Green Food Bank, Shanghai, China
Eve Li attended FBLI and it inspired her to start a food bank in Shanghai.
“I learned so much from GFN and from the other food bank leaders
at FBLI. I have a plan to build a food bank immediately after I return
home to China.” Eve Li, Director, Green Food Bank
Eve and her colleagues launched the first food bank in mainland China less
than three months after she attended FBLI!
Banco de Alimentos Peru
GFN helped local social entrepreneurs turn a small food distribution program
into a growing food bank that is on track to meet GFN’s international standards.
“GFN gave us the business plan, explained the process, and showed
us what success will look like. We continue to seek input from GFN as
we expand.” Lía Celi, Executive Director, Banco de Alimentos Peru
Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana
“GFN is a very important ally. They advise on many situations like how
to deal with donors, beneficiaries and the public. GFN opens doors
that we cannot open on our own. People are willing to listen and
help us because we are connected to this credible global network.”
Julien Bulliard, Executive Director, Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana
The Bangalore Food Bank
The launch of the first food bank in Bangalore, India, was a true collaborative
effort. GFN partnered with global and local leadership of Griffith Laboratories,
and the company became deeply engaged in all aspects of a food bank
development project in Bangalore.
GFN advised the Griffith-led planning forum that included GFN supporters
Grant Thornton and Rotary International, along with the India FoodBanking
Network and several Bangalore businesses. The food bank opened on World
Food Day (October 16) 2014.
Banco de Alimentos Panamá
When a group of Panamanian business people wanted to start a food bank,
they visited the GFN network food bank in Costa Rica. Food bank leaders
there encouraged the Panamanian group to contact GFN. They did, and in
less than a year, they opened the country’s first food bank and convinced their
government to enact Good Samaritan legislation that encourages, directs and
regulates food donations.
“We took every bit of knowledge GFN shared! GFN provided advice
specific to our situation, shared best practices from other network
food banks, and developed a planning framework. Because of this,
we were able to move quickly … and do it the right way.”
Jorge Luis Carbonell, Director General, Banco de Alimentos Panamá
CREATING NEW FOOD BANKS
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Green Food Bank
The Bangalore Food Bank
Banco de Alimentos Panamá
8. STRENGTHENING FOOD BANKS
GFN provides one-on-one support and counsel to help food banks address
ongoing challenges, identify and re-imagine the potential for growth, work more
efficiently, obtain more resources, and find ways to do more with the resources
they already have.
FareShare UK - GFN Fuels Transformation
“GFN’s role in the fight against hunger in the UK has been truly
extraordinary. The volume of food we have received from the food
industry has grown 33% in the past year. GFN’s support has been
instrumental in enabling our expansion and providing more food to
people who need it.” Lindsay Boswell, CEO, FareShare UK
GFN has provided FareShare UK with significant multi-year grants made
possible by the Caterpillar Foundation and the General Mills Foundation.
These funds have enabled FareShare to create a more efficient and effective
infrastructure, develop innovative solutions to obtain and deliver more food, and
expand the reach of their services to new areas of increasing poverty and hunger.
For example, FareShare East Midlands (Leicester) started small, distributing
food from a local church hall. Today, it is a key FareShare Regional Centre
housed in a substantial industrial warehouse. The Centre distributes food to
beneficiary organizations across a broad geographical area, most of which
was previously unserved. GFN has provided financial support for much of
this expansion as a result of grants GFN has received from the Caterpillar
Foundation since 2012.
The Caterpillar Foundation – Since 2012, the Caterpillar Foundation has made
investments in GFN that total more than US$1.4 million. Last year, Caterpillar
Foundation grants enabled us to support programs of FareShare UK, Bancos
de Alimentos de México (BAMX) and The Food Bank Singapore. Funding to
BAMX is helping Banco de Alimentos de Monterrey access more fresh produce
and improve the quality of food delivered to people in extreme poverty. Funding
to The Food Bank Singapore is supporting a prepared food recovery pilot
program to reduce food waste and get more food to hungry people.
The General Mills Foundation – Since 2011, the General Mills Foundation
has made grants of more than US$1 million to GFN to support general
operations and the H-E-B/GFN Food Bank Leadership Institute. In FY 2015,
the Foundation support to GFN enabled us to provide a grant of US$250,000
to FareShare UK.
Central America - Fostering Regional Collaboration
Despite close proximity and good intentions, food banks in Central America
have found it difficult to share ideas and resources. The reasons include
cultural and conversational differences, along with mountainous terrain that
inhibits travel.
To make it easier for food banks in the region to work together, GFN initiated a
new, regional approach and appointed a dedicated advisor to support the effort.
This has enabled food banks to share ideas and connections and will lead to
enhanced capabilities for individual food banks and for the entire region.
“We are opening eyes to opportunities, breaking down barriers
that keep products from going from warehouses to food banks,
and opening doors for new sources of food all around the region.
Working together, I think we will move mountains.”
Alfredo Kasdorf, GFN Special Advisor to Latin American Food Banks
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Yvonne Davies / FareShare UK
9. 9TH ANNUAL H-E-B/GFN FOOD BANK LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (FBLI)
FBLI 2015 was the largest and most diverse global food banking symposium yet. This unique, dynamic learning event made a positive
impact on individual attendees and on the collective will of the food banking community to find ways to rescue more food and nourish
more hungry people.
“You are not going to believe this, but it is true. I came back a totally
different person. I feel like I have seen something that has always
been there, but that I couldn’t really see before.”
Magaly Quintana Ruiz, Director of Procurement and Fundraising,
Bancos de Alimentos de México
“I really enjoyed meeting with the regional food bankers. Their
passion and enthusiasm was inspiring. I’m looking forward to future
collaborations with them.”
Brigitte Burgoyne, Director of Global Employee Involvement, Cargill
“Thank you for the opportunity to take part in meaningful dialogue
around global hunger. We recognize that hunger is tied to the
broader challenge of poverty, and we are honored to partner with
GFN to help those in need.”
Kerry H. Sullivan, President, Bank of America Charitable Foundation
“To be successful, we must look ahead and invest in our leaders.
That’s what GFN does every day. It’s particularly apparent here at
FBLI where there are so many people who are changing people’s
lives. This is the result of that investment.”
Danny Flores, Public Affairs Manager, H-E-B
THANK YOU!
FBLI would not have been possible without the generosity of our supporters:
H-E-B, the General Mills Foundation, the Kellogg Company Fund, Maor
Foundation, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Cargill, Griffith
Laboratories, The DLA Piper Foundation, Bloomberg LP, Ingredion, and
The Madison Energy Group. We also are extremely grateful to our host,
the Houston Food Bank.
Educate
Train
Inspire
FBLI EXPERIENCE = POSITIVE ACTION
The FBLI experience—learning new skills, embracing brave ideas,
and making mutually beneficial connections—leads to action. Aspiring
and experienced food bankers have gone on to launch new food
banks, expand food banks to reach more people, and implement
programs that promote self-sufficiency.
For corporate supporters, FBLI is an efficient way to learn more
about food banking, interact with food bank leaders, and find local
opportunities to activate global philanthropic programs.
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Ken Jones Photography
10. Equality
Self-Reliance
Brighter Futures
FOOD BANKS NOURISH LIVES
Some people are born to difficult situations. Others temporarily fall on hard
times. But every person, regardless of life’s circumstances, deserves the
opportunity to realize his or her potential and lead a productive and fulfilling life.
Food banks help make that possible.
Food banks are a central link in an interconnected chain of service
organizations that, together, help address the causes of hunger and
malnutrition and promote sustained change.
HELPING THOSE WHO HELP OTHERS
Red de Alimentos Chile –
Senior care facility built thanks to food bank donations
Elderly residents of a senior center in Santiago have a new assisted living
facility to call home thanks to Red de Alimentos (Red), GFN’s member food
bank in Chile.
For the past four years, Red has provided food to Villa de Ancianos to nourish
180 seniors who rely on this Center to provide food, shelter, medical care and
a sense of community. Without the burden of finding and paying for food, the
Center has been able to focus on what it does best: providing care for the elderly.
“Red’s food donations enabled us to save money and redirect funds
to services that help our residents. We would never have been able
to build our wonderful new assisted living facility without the
food bank.” Adeline Arroyo, Director, Villa de Ancianos
EMPOWERING WOMEN TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT
Banco de Alimentos de Guatemala –
Making bracelets, chocolate and a living wage
Women in many countries have little access to education and few opportunities
to earn a living. Without a job, it is nearly impossible for a mother living in
poverty to support herself and her family.
Banco de Alimentos de Guatemala is helping break the cycle of poverty and
hunger by offering programs that teach women marketable skills, enabling
them to earn a living wage.
Women learn how to make and market products like jelly, chocolate and
bracelets. The true end product is self-confidence and independence.
8 / The Global FoodBanking Network
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11. GIVING CHILDREN A HEALTHY START AT LIFE
GFN and every food bank in our network place a high priority on nourishing
and nurturing children to give them a chance to learn, grow and succeed.
Kellogg Company’s Breakfasts for Better Days™ –
Food banks distribute 25,000 breakfasts to school
children each day!
Kellogg Company’s Breakfasts for Better Days™ (BFBD) program launched
in 2013 with a goal to help donate one billion servings of cereals and
snacks—half of which are breakfasts—to children around the world by the
end of 2016. Working with food banks in the network, GFN facilitates and
expands food distribution to ensure food is getting to those in need.
The company and its charitable arm, the Kellogg Company Fund, along with
partners, including GFN and our member food banks, have provided more than
900 million total food servings since BFBD launched. By relieving their hunger,
we are giving children the chance to reach their full potential at school and in
life. Together, we are making a positive impact.
GFN and member food banks in Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey are proud
to partner with Kellogg Company’s BFBD initiative, helping provide 25,000
breakfasts to children each day.
The BackPack Program –
Food for the weekend helps children succeed
Each school weekend, 250 children in Mexico City receive backpacks filled with
food thanks to the dedicated funding GFN received from the Abbott Fund, the
foundation of the global healthcare company Abbott. These funds enabled GFN
to make a grant to the Alimento para Todos food bank through GFN’s member
Bancos de Alimentos de México (BAMX). This food nourishes the students,
as well as their families, on weekends when they do not have access to food
through school feeding programs. Since 2011, more than 19,000 backpacks
have been distributed to children in Mexico through BackPack Programs.
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AlimentoparaTodos
For students like Axel, Ian and Estev, the BackPack Program has been life
changing. Each of the boys has grown physically, socially and academically
since they began bringing home nutritious food for the weekend.
Kellogg Company of South Africa
“What many don’t realize is that investing in school breakfast
programs is actually an investment in the future. In Australia, for
example, every kilogram of food that goes to the 137,290 breakfasts
provided to Australian children each week through a school
breakfast program results in a long-term social return* of AUD $110
in terms of improved physical health and school performance.”
Jason Hincks, CEO, Foodbank Australia
*Foodbank Australia Hunger in the Classroom report, 2015
12. Connecting People...
for Good!
GFN represents food banks in our network and facilitates relationships with
individuals, businesses and organizations that have resources food banks
need and the desire to make a difference.
“Being part of GFN is a fantastic benefit, especially when developing
partnerships with multinational companies. Membership is like a seal
of approval and reassures donors of our credibility.”
Gabrielle Kirstein, Executive Director, Feeding Hong Kong
“We know that GFN network food banks have been vetted; they are
legitimate and well run organizations. This expedites the process for
us so we can get right to work helping hungry people.”
Brian Nash, Director, Sustainability and Environment, Ingredion
“GFN is our eye on the world. They knew what we were doing in
Colombia [at Saciar] and matched us with a great donor in the US.”
Gloria Ospina, Project Coordinator, Fundación SACIAR
We are grateful to food donors, such as Kellogg Company, Unilever, Néstle,
Carrefour, Danone, Grupo Exito, Mondeléz International, Procter & Gamble,
Walmart, Alqueria, PepsiCo, and Grupo Nutresa, that have generously donated
food and other products that nourish hungry people.
We also are thankful to the organizations outside of the food industry that found
unique and valuable ways to support our work, for example:
• The Madison Energy Group donated 92 EnerG2 units that help food
bankers accurately measure refrigerator and freezer temperatures so they
run more efficiently.
• Hilton Worldwide provided Hilton HHonorsTM
Points that reduced our
travel expenses, enabling the GFN Network Development Team to provide
more in-country assistance.
• DLA Piper LLP (US) provided pro bono legal services.
• Macquarie Group Foundation provided funding to support the new
GFN online Learning Center.
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) employees devoted
thousands of hours globally to support food banking in local communities.
As part of the bank’s overall hunger relief efforts including the My Environment
Wasteless Lunch Program, BofAML ran a series of employee events to raise
awareness of hunger and the environmental impact of food waste. Employees
in nine countries—Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, the UK,
Belgium, Turkey, Spain and Italy—volunteered to support food banks.
“Giving back is good for
business. Employees like
to work for companies
that have a powerful social
conscience and communities
rally around companies
that help support local
and global causes.”
Meher Dasondi, Managing Director,
Bangalore Food Bank
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Volunteer Trips –
Creating a Meaningful Experience
Students at Rice University’s Center for Civic Leadership were seeking a
volunteer opportunity where they could make a real difference. The Bulgarian
Food Bank needed help with its bi-annual food drive. We brought them together
and organized a two-week, on-site volunteer project in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Students handled a variety of activities, including working in the warehouse,
serving food at a soup kitchen, and helping with the food drive that collected
6.7 tons of food.
“Our food drive is a huge undertaking. We wouldn’t have been able
to manage it without the students who donated so many working
hours in a short period of time.”
Tsanka Milanova, Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Bank
“GFN and the Bulgarian Food Bank were co-educators in our students’
learning process. The experience exposed students to culture,
politics, and history of Bulgaria, and it showed them how food
disparities impact the lives of people locally and globally.”
Lauren Caldarera, Associate Director, Center for Civic Leadership, Rice University
We hope to organize more service trips to inspire volunteers and help food
banks in the GFN network.
Food Distribution –
Finding a home for 100,000 meals
Stop Hunger Now had 100,000 pre-packed meals available in Brazil. When
the intended recipient could not handle the distribution, Stop Hunger Now
called on GFN. We opened the door for Mesa Brasil SESC, and the food bank
was able to distribute this unexpected gift of nutritious food that fed thousands
of hungry people.
Multi-market Involvement
• More than 1,300 Carrefour volunteers joined forces with food bank
volunteers in 2,300 Carrefour stores around the world during the Carrefour
Foundation’s second annual international food collection campaign in
November 2014. The equivalent of 42 million meals was collected to feed
hungry people. GFN, along with FEBA, played a key role in ensuring that
network food banks received this generous supply of food.
• Nineteen Griffith Laboratories facilities in 13 countries collaborated with more
than 50 product suppliers worldwide for the company’s Produce for Hunger
initiative. Produce for Hunger delivered 1.3 million easy-to-prepare meals
to 18 food banks, non-governmental organizations, and local communities in
one day. GFN linked Griffith with food banks around the world to help ensure
an efficient distribution process.
Intellectual Capital
IBM’s most talented employees provide pro bono counsel to help organizations
in the developing world. We brought IBM Corporate Service Corps (CSC)
together with BAMX in 2014 and initiated a successful pilot effort with the food
bank in Merída, Mexico.
This past year we partnered with IBM CSC on food bank projects in two
more cities in Mexico—Toluca and Monterrey—and in three South American
countries—Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador. These efforts helped food banks
improve their supply chain practices and overall operations. As a result, more
food was distributed and more people were fed. In Argentina, a mobile app was
created that helped expand volunteer engagement.
Global Impact
Rotary International extended our initial two-year service partnership
agreement for an additional three-year period. Rotarians around the world are
actively engaging in efforts to help local food banks.
GFN is helping Lions Clubs International achieve its goal of helping 25 million
hungry people by 2018 in celebration of its 100th Anniversary.
Rice University Students
Carrefour Foundation
14. 2015 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,363,008 $ 1,210,264
Pledge receivables 54,930 650
Other assets 31,154 11,599
Total current assets 1,449,092 1,222,513
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $22,962
and $20,088, respectively, for 2015 and 2014 6,626 3,479
Total assets $ 1,455,718 $ 1,225,992
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 44,349 $ 23,807
Project grants payable 38,000 45,266
Other accrued liabilities 121,528 23,073
Total current liabilities 203,877 92,146
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 1,089,062 1,008,800
Temporarily restricted 162,779 125,046
Total net assets 1,251,841 1,133,846
Total liabilities and net assets $ 1,455,718 $ 1,225,992
The financial information presented here is drawn from the audited financial statements for The Global FoodBanking Network for the fiscal years ended
June 30, 2015 and 2014 presented in accordance with accounting standards used in the United States. A complete set of Audited Financial Statements
and the Form 990 are available at www.foodbanking.org.
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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Financial Statements
THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK
Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana
15. Temporarily
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Public support and revenue
Public support
Individual contributions $ 220,763 $ 70,110 $ 290,873
Foundation contributions 183,217 137,000 320,217
Corporate contributions 1,002,151 1,064,649 2,066,800
Other organizations 830 2,025 2,855
Net assets released from restriction 1,236,051 (1,236,051) -
Revenue
Other revenue 31,825 - 31,825
Total public support and revenue 2,674,837 37,733 2,712,570
Expenses
Program services 1,883,162 - 1,883,162
Supporting services
General and administrative 379,733 - 379,733
Fund development 341,822 - 341,822
Total supporting services 721,555 - 721,555
Total expenses 2,604,717 - 2,604,717
Increase in net assets before in-kind 70,120 37,733 107,853
In-kind transactions
Public support and revenue
Donated goods and services 528,458 - 528,458
Total in-kind public support and revenue 528,458 - 528,458
Expenses
Program services 254,060 - 254,060
Supporting services
General and administrative 224,644 - 224,644
Fund development 39,612 - 39,612
Total supporting services 264,256 - 264,256
Total in-kind expenses 518,316 - 518,316
Increase in net assets, in-kind 10,142 - 10,142
Increase in net assets 80,262 37,733 117,995
Net assets, beginning of period 1,008,800 125,046 1,133,846
Net assets, end of period $ 1,089,062 $ 162,779 $ 1,251,841
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FY2015 Annual Report / 13
16. CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER
We are deeply grateful to the many individuals,
corporations, foundations and organizations
who joined us in changing lives together this
past year. We value your commitment and
collaboration in helping us get good food to
hungry people while reducing food waste in
34 countries around the world.
While we have made every effort to list
each donor correctly, please notify the GFN
Development Department if a listing has
been inadvertently misspelled or omitted.
These contributions were made between
July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.
CORPORATIONS,
FOUNDATIONS,
ORGANIZATIONS
US$100,000+
Caterpillar Foundation
General Mills Foundation
US$10,000 –
US$99,999
Abbott Fund
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Black & Veatch Building a World
of Difference Foundation
Bloomberg LP
Cargill
DLA Piper Foundation
DOT Foods, Inc.
Trustees’ Philanthropy Fund of the
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fox Family Foundation
Grant Thornton LLP
Griffith Laboratories Foundation, Inc.
H-E-B
Ingredion Incorporated
Kellogg Company Fund
Macquarie Group
Maor Foundation
Ryan Enterprises Group
Tracy Family Foundation
Up to US$10,000
105 Cockrell Interests, Inc.
Alpha Phi Omega
Amazon.com, Inc.
Anonymous
Anonymous
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
Bank of Montreal Group
of Companies
Meg and Tim Callahan
Family Foundation
Chase Properties, Ltd.
Fair Oaks Capital LP
Betty S. and Robert B. Frank
Charitable Foundation
The Robert H. Forney Trust
GFN Employee Memorial Fund,
in memory of Artis Koehler
Globe Foundation
GoodSearch
Gunn Construction Co.
J.A.M. Foundation
Gerald A. and Karen A.
Kolschowsky Foundation
Mac Property Management, LLC
McCall Family Foundation
Mickelson Family Foundation
Network for Good
Frances and Elliot Lehman Fund,
New Prospect Foundation
Benjamin and Joanna
Nummy Trust
Old Joe Club Charities, Inc.
Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC
Pledgeling Foundation
Power Construction Company, LLC
Regent Properties
Regional Food Bank of
Northeastern New York, Inc.
RTM Engineering Consultants, LLC
Rudnick Family Foundation
S3, Inc.
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
Sedgwick Investments
Chicago, LLC
The Silverman Group, Inc.
StoneCastle Partners LLC
The Robert Thomas
Bobins Foundation
CORPORATE
MATCHING,
WORKPLACE
GIVING
AbbVie Inc.
AT&T Employee Giving
Aidmatrix Foundation
Bank of Montreal Group
of Companies
BNY Mellon Community
Partnership
Cadwalader, Wikersham and
Taft LLP
GE Foundation
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching
Gift Program
Grainger Matching Gifts
Charitable Program
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
PayPal Giving Fund
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
TechBridge, Inc.
YourCause
DONOR ADVISED
FUNDS
Anonymous at National
Philanthropic Trust
Richard and Andrea Burridge
Charitable Fund, The Chicago
Community Trust
Jill and Phil Calian Philanthropic
Fund, Fidelity Charitable
Capestrain-Tracy Family Fund,
The Community Foundation for
the Land of Lincoln
Thomas Elden Charitable Gift
Fund, The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Chicago
Ferguson Staton Family Fund,
The Chicago Community Trust
Fleiss Family Fund,
Fidelity Charitable
Dan and Magee Gordon Stewards
Fund, The Barnabas Foundation
Honey and Ace Fund, The
Community Foundation of
Greater Birmingham
Kayser Family Foundation
Fund, The DuPage Community
Foundation
Legan Family Charitable Fund,
Fidelity Charitable
Renee Logan Foundation,
Fidelity Charitable
Laura and Leonard Loventhal
Fund, Fidelity Charitable
The Robert and Lisa Merenda
Family Fund, Schwab Charitable
Shannon Charitable Fund,
Fidelity Charitable
Springfield Tracy Fund, The
Community Foundation for the
Land of Lincoln
Thomas R. Sturges Fund,
Fidelity Charitable
Joe and Jill Tracy Family Fund,
The Community Foundation
Serving West Central Illinois and
Northeast Missouri
Williamson Giving Fund,
Fidelity Charitable
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Thank You!
KelloggCompanyofSouthAfrica
17. John Brandt
John A. Brewton
Robert T. and Elaine G. Bryan
Michael A. and Jean C. Buckley
Jim Bunegar and Vicki Carney
David B. Buss
Haydee Caldero and
Nicholas Delgado
Sue and Tom Canepa
Dario Raul Cardona Herrera
Lisa Carr
Nancy Cascella
Sam Cassello
Sandra Cath
Janet Celly
Phyllis Cheng
Andrea Cohen
Brian and Judith Cohen
Lara D. Compton
John Coons
Dan Cooperman
Ayshea Cummins
Americo Da Corte
Parul Dalal
Charles Daroff
Octavia Davis
James F. DeRose
Dave DeWalt
Paul Dickard
John Didrickson
David Dirks
Jennifer Daute
Gerald Dudeck
David Duncan
Angelica Duquediaz
Charles L. Edwards
Nancy Emmans
Bill and Tricia Enright
Jay Epstien
Kate Faver and Cathy Gerdes
Lisa Fithian-Barrett
Alta F. Forney
John W. and Patricia C. Galanis
Thomas F. and Marland J. Gengler
James Gilligan
Allen J. Ginsburg
Jonathan Glick
Sandra Gohn
Ronald Gould
Paul Lawrence Grane
Denislav Georgiev
INDIVIDUALS
US$25,000 Up to
US$1,000,000
Anonymous
Cheri Fox
Patrick and Jane Tracy
US$5,000 Up to
US$25,000
Robert L. Cahill, Jr.
Federico González Celaya
Jeffrey and Alexandra Klein
Yung Bong and Peggy Lim
Elizabeth MacLean
Jason Ramey
William Rudnick and Lisa Walker
William B. and Mary K. Thomas
Dorothy A. Tracy
US$1,000 Up to
US$5,000
Patrick Alix
Michael Bacevich
Safiatou Ba-N’Daw
Kevin and Erin Bird
James Brogan
John Chen
Eleanor Butt Crook
The Crown Goodman Family
Elizabeth Dewey
Stephen and Lois Eisen
Diana Ferguson
Nancy Forney
Bob and Kim Gallo
Anonymous
Claude Gendreau
Anonymous
Terry and Renee Graber
Brian and Andrea Greene
Brian and Sue Griffith
John W. Grinney and Heidi J.
Westland Grinney
Evans and Susan Hammond
Rachel Hedgecorth
Wayne Hellquist
Michael Holmberg and
Louise Berner-Holmberg
Christopher Kennedy
Stewart and Donna Kohl
Robert J. Gruendel
Leonard Gubar
Sharon Haar
Tim and Brianna Hammerly
John W. and Cathleen
Hammerschlag
Karen Hanner
Kathryn Hanson
Kelly Tubman Hardy
Enmanuel Huaman
John Heneghan
Michael A. Herman
Robert D. and Kelly C. Horne
F. Parker Hudson
Michael W. Husman
Michael and Kathleen Iberis
Marc and Debbie Jacobs
Stephen Jones
Mansur Kamruddin
Elizabeth Kaplan
Sandra Y. Kellman
Jodi Kennedy
Kevin Kenning
Robert Kingsley
Richard Kirkpatrick
Abby Kirsch
Richard F. Klawiter
Nancy Klenk
Timothy S. Knowlton and
Lisa Wyatt Knowlton
Sheldon Krantz
Tom and Robin Lee
David Levin
Richard M. Levin and
Sally J. McDonald
Heidi Levine
Richard D. Lewis and
Susan Faux-Lewis
Katharine J. Liao
Harriet Lipkin
George and Abby Lombardi
Andrew and Ellen Goldberg Luger
Jeffrey and Karin Maddox
Katherine Maehr and
Sam Pickering
Ernest Manuel
Richard Marks
James D. Mathias
Steve and Anne McClary
James McCormick
Mary Ellen McKee
Karen L. Kurek
Fredrick H. L. McClure
Christopher J. McGowan
Roger Meltzer
Sean and Jamilah Murray
Trevor and Sheila M. Myers
Raju and Lisa Patel
Sunil Puri
Jay Rains
Christopher and Marlene
Rebstock
Richard Ryan
Beth Saks and Scott Fithian
David R. Scherer
Katharine Schmidt
David R. Schwartz
Sherry Siegel
Ric and Amy Silva
Elliot Surkin
James H. Swartchild, Jr.
Diana Lynn Tracy
Lauren Tracy
Ryan Tracy
Thomas L. and Catherine Tracy
John L. and Peggy A. Walding
Donald and Jean Walker
Jonathan Wasserman
Phillip H. and Heather Wilhelm
Troy Zander
US$100 Up to
US$1,000
Yasmeen Abuhmaidan
Jason G. Adess
Howard and Marcia Aduss
Yasser Ahmed
Sofia Alvarez
Anonymous
Fatin Awad
Waleed Azzam
Allen P. Ashley
Peter Astiz
Philip Baer
Charles A. Baker III
William T. Barry
Michael A. Bedke
Kathleen A. Birrane
Roy and Angela Bliley
Amy Boonstra
Charles and Sally Borgman
Barbara Bosshardt
David Mendelsohn
Elaine Merians
Michael E. Meyer
Jeffrey and Annie Millar
Dawn H. Miller
John and Susan Millhuff
Kira L. Mineroff
John Mitchell and Sara Hays
Gerald and Lisa Moore
Jessica Mora
Portia Morrison
Joe Neri and Lisa Leib
Terry and Katherine Nichols
Theodore J. Novak
Rob Oakum
Aaron R. O’Donnell
Brian Offutt
Michael and Julie Oleshansky
J. Terence O’Malley
Jesse W. Ostrow
Jeffrey N. Owen
Stephanie Owens
Jackie K. Park
Kyan Parker
Gary A. Pines
Amy Plato
Mugdha Raje
David and Mollie Rattner
David L. Reifman
Marc Reinisch
Mitchell Rogatz
Steven and Ellen Rogin
Gerald Rokoff
John W. Rutledge
Michael P. Ryan
Brian T. Schinderle
Kenneth L. Schmetterer
H. Eric Schockman
Peter Schwartz
Jane Bell Scott
Neal L. Seltzer
Alaa Shakir
Jeffrey M. Shohet
Jill and David Sickle
Patrick Smith and Cynthia
Merris-Smith
Prithu Somani
Bryan and Brooke Stokes
Camilo Suárez Domínguez
John L. Sullivan
Benny Ton
James and Jil Tracy
Pranav and Urmi Trivedi
Craig H. Tuber
Jim Walton
Mark Werwath
Joseph Wisniewski
Lawrence A. Wojcik
I. Peter Wolff
Cathe Wood
Yun-Ya Yang
Emma Rothfeld Yashar
Christopher Young
Alec Yu
Gina Zawitoski
Philip F. Zeidman
Don Zeilstra
Ursula Zeitlmann
Randy Zeno
Mark and Margie Zivin
Up to US$100
Mary Baldwin
Holly Bartecki
Bridget Blank
John L. and Susan K. Blodgett
Christopher and Jennifer
Lee Boone
Emily Burnett
Colleen Campbell
Kelly and Marcia Cannon
Edith F. Canter and Fred Wellisch
Rimona Shamini Chadraw
Brandon E. Cherry
Steven H. Cohen and
Debbie Mendeloff
Kenneth Day
Jackie DeCarlo
Shri Doraiswamy
Monique Drafts
Wendy Duplechain
Madeleine Felix
Michael Gershowitz
Suja Gopinathan
Margaret and George Gosnell
David Guo
Brandon Harvey
Daniel Hsiao
Scott and Beth Inbinder
Harold Jaffe
Mekeda Johnson-Brooks
Katarina Kasdorf
Robert and Carolyn Kassing
Christy Kearney
Anthony Kitchen
Miasar Kittaneh
Susan Kost
Robert B. Lifton and
Carol Rosofsky
Arielle Maldonado
Daniel Mandelbaum
Titica X. Manolukas
Danny Markus
George H. Martini
Jhosselynne Medrano
Nathaniel McKitterick
David Millar
Alison M. Mitchell
Joshua Nowack
Kenneth L. and Elaine
Robbins Okin
Devi Palanivel
Michelle Yu Tung Pang
Tarak Patel
Arijit Paul
Ron Porras
Joel and Sandy Pundmann
Ellanor Revenga
Laura Riley
Soheil Roshan
Susan H. Sanford
Meera Shiwlochan
Jerome and Ann Stern
Sowmya Tadikonda
Tuyet A. Tran
Jean E. Ubaudi
Vladimir Verchinine
Martin N. Visconti
Drew Von Bergen
Douglas and Brenda Walker
Michael Wallach
Jack Zeramby
SPECIAL THANKS:
Bridgewater Design Inc.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Ken Jones Photography
MidAmerican Printing
Systems, Inc.
FY2015 Annual Report / 15
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At June 30, 2015
Pat Tracy — Chairman
Chairman of the Board
DOT Foods
United States
Wayne Hellquist — Vice Chairman
President
Future Quest Consulting
Canada
Patrick Alix
Secretary General
European Federation of Food Banks
France
Safiatou Francoise Ba-N’Daw
Managing Director, Alizes Consultants
Executive Vice Chair, Niger Omega
United States
Cristián Cardoner
Partner
Cinear S.A.
Argentina
Carol Criner
CEO
Pathable, Inc.
United States
Jaynee Day
President and CEO
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Middle Tennessee
United States
Cheri Fox
Executive Director, The Fox
Family Foundation
Director – Leket Israel – Israel’s
National Food Bank
Israel
Alan Gilbertson
Director
FoodBank South Africa
Bermuda
Brian Greene
President and CEO
Houston Food Bank
United States
Ellen Goldberg Luger
Retired, Vice President Global
Philanthropy and Volunteerism
General Mills, Inc.
United States
Jason D. Ramey
National Managing Partner,
International Client Services
Grant Thornton LLP
United States
William A. Rudnick
Partner
DLA Piper LLP (US)
United States
Katharine Schmidt
Executive Director
Food Banks Canada
Canada
William B. Thomas
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Feeding America
United States
General Counsel
Allen Ginsburg
Partner
DLA Piper LLP
United States
Retired from GFN
Board During FY2015
Jean Delmelle
Director, Belgian Federation of
Food Banks
Belgium
Federico González Celaya
President
The National Council BAMX
Mexico
Alfredo Kasdorf
Director
Red Argentina de Bancos
de Alimentos
Argentina
“Food banking is one of the few opportunities we have to address a number of issues that affect our people and our
planet at the same time. Food banks provide food to the hungry, which has many benefits. In addition, food banking
helps our environment by reducing the amount of waste that goes into landfills, cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Finally, food banking allows people who want to share their gifts to provide for a better world.” Pat Tracy
Photo: Leket Israel
19. Bancos de Alimentos de México
Ken Jones Photography
GFN Mission
The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN)
is an international nonprofit organization
dedicated to alleviating global hunger
and reducing food waste. We do this by
collaborating to develop food banks in
communities where they are needed
around the world, and by supporting
food banks where they already exist.
“It takes a bunch of brave people to find a solution.
It’s not always easy. Every country has its own
different challenges and opportunities. But, if
everyone works together in the same direction
it definitely puts the world in a better place.”
Nichol Ng, The Food Bank Singapore
In 2016, GFN will celebrate a decade
of growing and strengthening food banking
around the world. Stay tuned for
announcements of our bold goals for
both the coming year and the years ahead.
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Gratitude
Thank you for choosing to be part of the GFN community.
We are grateful that you have entrusted us to be stewards
of your global goodwill. Together, we are making our world
a better place for this and future generations. Together,
we are Changing Lives.
Photos L to R: Kellogg Company of South Africa,
Red de Alimentos Chile, Ken Jones Photography,
Edgar Sanchez / Banco de Alimentos de Guatemala,
James Darling / FareShare UK