Transcript Food Banks

FOOD AID
An answer to a vital right, a gate to social inclusion
Testimony of an European stakeholder
FDSS Conference Brussels 18/19 December 2012
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Characteristics of our Food Banks
• Communities-based initiative, non for profit organizations
• At the service of the charity organizations, irrespective of their
background (politic, religion,…)
• They operate thanks to the support of many other organizations and
volunteers. Food Banks depend on them…
but they are independent from donors, charity organizations,
municipalities..
• They focus on food aid…
but strive also to provide additional services to these associations:
training, social jobs, assistance to get equipments…
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European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA)
A network of 247 Food Banks in 21 countries
Estonia-1
Denmark-1
Lithuania-1
Ireland-1
UK-17
Germany-1
Netherlands-8
Poland-27
Ukraine-Devt
Belgium-9
Luxemburg-1
Czech Rep-3
Slovakia-1
France-79
Hungary-1
Switzerland-1
Romania-Devt
Slovenia-Devt
Croatia-Devt
Serbia-1
Italy-21
Bulgaria- Devt
Montenegro-1
Macedonia- Devt
Portugal-19
Spain-52
Greece-1
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Food Banks (FEBA model)
A Unique Role
Fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion
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Permanently, at the centre of a network of community beneficiary
charities and social agencies which can concentrate on helping people
Contributing to re-insert people by providing jobs
Stabilizing communities around a common mission
With two levers…
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The fight against waste
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Giving a new economic value to consumable products.
Avoiding disposal and reputation costs for corporations
Reducing impact on environment: soil preservation, CO2 emissions
Educating people on reducing food waste
• The promotion of solidarity and citizenship between public bodies,
corporations, charity organizations and individuals.
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Calling for donations and for volunteering from many sources
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Food Banks - FEBA model
• Collect food, free of charge, from various
sources, much of which would otherwise be
wasted.
• Sort and store it in warehouses, in
compliance with hygiene and security
standards.
• Distribute it, free of charge, to charitable
organizations and social services which
support the most deprived people.
… all over the year.
To help the most deprived people to restore
themselves
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Food Banks (FEBA model)
At the Heart of the Society
Public Bodies
Corporations
Individuals
Other Org
EU
States, Regions, Cities
Food, Retail, Transport
Banks, Trusts..
Regular, Ad-hoc
e.g. Club Services
Food Surplus
Time,Talents
Equipts
Money
Op. costs
FOOD BANKS
Certified Charity Organizations
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Social Centers
Most Deprived People
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European Federation of Food Banks
Food Collected in 2011
Food Processing
Industry
Surplus 17%
Retail Industry
Hyper/Super Markets
Food Surplus 14%
European
Union
Individuals
Food Aid
Program
In-Store Collection Days,
FOOD BANKS
On line.
9%
55%
Others
Producers & Coops
Restaurants, Canteens,1%
States 5%
Withdrawal from market
Total 430 000 Tons
+ 16% vs 2010
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European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA)
Our Impact on Reducing Hunger
Food Distributed (000Tons)
450
Cagr 5 years +8%
400
350
300
Number of Charities Served
35 000
399
Cagr 5 years +5%
30 000
370
28
26
288
31
25 000
250
20 000
200
15 000
150
10 000
100
5 000
50
0
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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2010
2011
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European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA)
Our Impact on Reducing Hunger
Number of Meals Served (million)
900
Cagr 5 years +8%
800
700
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799
720
Number of Beneficiaries (million)
6,0
5,0
5,0
577
Cagr 5 years +4%
5,2
4,3
4,0
500
3,0
400
300
2,0
200
1,0
100
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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European Federation of Food Banks
Key Figures 2011
• Distributed food: 400 000 tons +8%
• Equivalent to 800 million meals
• To 5,2 million beneficiaries
• Via 31 000 charity associations and social centers
• Thanks to 10 900 persons, of which 90% are volunteers
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Food Banks help in Social Inclusion
(1)
By looking for better nutrition
• They strive to take into account the specific
needs of the charity organisations and of the
persons they accompany in diversifying the
products
• They organise training, workshops (domestic
budget, hygiene, food security, cooking)
Food banks help in Social Inclusion
(2)
- They employ people in social re-insertion
- They set up small social insertion companies,
i.e for transforming unsold fishes, fruits and
vegetables
- Some FBs build partnerships with prisons for
producing vegetables
- They promote creation of innovative solidarity
bodies (Italy:Prontobanco; Portugal: Entrajuda)
Food Banks create Social Cohesion
• They call for solidarity EU ( Most deprived
programme), companies (CSR policy),civil society
(involvement of volunteers for lasting commitment
(10.000 pers) or for ponctual involvement (500.000)
• They promote citizenship in the frame of fight
against waste
• They organise solidarity networks between their
various partners
CONCLUSION
From Food Aid as a means for benefiting of a
vital human right,
Food Banks want to promote a huge solidarity in
EU countries and advocate against food
waste
so that persons in need have their place in a
inclusive and sustainable society
Thank you
For further information, please contact
Gérard ALIX [email protected]
+ 33 (0) 1 45 36 05 45
and visit our web site www.eurofoodbank.org
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