A successful 24th “Colletta Alimentare” in Italy
This year, due to the health emergency, Banco Alimentare rethought its bit food collection with a new modality, to be able to continue to donate food while ensuring safety. From 21/11 to 8/12, at the entrance of the supermarkets, people could collect a card with a value of 2, 5 or 10 euros that had […]
250 tons of food to help people in need before Christmas in Hungary
During the food collection which took place on 27, 28 and 29 November in more than 250 stores and 160 settlements across the country, the Hungarian Food Bank Association collected a total of about 250 tons of durable food with the help of nearly 6,000 volunteers. Nearly 50,000 thousand food packages will be made from […]
18 million meals offered to the Food Banks in France
The last weekend of November was held the 36th “Collecte Nationale”, the big food collection in France. An event that the Food Banks wanted to maintain despite the confinement and which once again demonstrated the generosity of all. The first trend indicates that 9000 tons of food corresponding to 18 million meals were offered during […]
A food collection to increase food stocks in Estonia
Toidupank traditionally organizes food collections twice a year (December and April). But this year, due to the emergency, from 12 March to 1 May all public gatherings were prohibited so they cancelled the food collection in April. And they decided to organize it in September in coordination with Estonian Health Board, involving 49 stores and […]
A record for the Czech Food Banks!
The food collection was organized by ?eská Federace Potravinových Bank in 380 shops on 21 November with volunteers, with protective equipment for all volunteers. Other shops proposed a ‘static food collection’ and it was also possible to donate online until the 1st of December. 520 tons of food and 130 tons of hygiene products were […]
Delhaize join forces again with the Belgian Food Banks for the food collection
The national food collectionat Delhaize for the benefit of the Belgian Food Banks took place from 5 to 25 November. € 244,107 was collected, which means no less than 77,000 meals ! The Fédération Belge des Banques Alimentaires wants to thank Delhaize and hopes that next year, after this health crisis, they will be able to […]
A challenging food collection in Albania
The food collection from Food Bank Albania, organized on 16 and 17 October, was challenging this year because of the COVID-19. The Food Bank made sure that all volunteers were wearing masks and visible gloves, that alcohol products at the disposal of the volunteers and that the volunteers had no fever. Shoppers were willing to […]
Save food, together!
All over the world, Food Banks provide food for charities that help disadvantaged people – including in Romania. With the help of METRO and the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), a network of companies and producers has supported the creation of a National Food Banks Federation: Banca pentru Alimente. Almost 3 years after the creation […]
COVID-19 and Giving Tuesday
On the occasion of Giving Tuesday on 1st December, FEBA Secretary General participated in a podcast from CAF America, together with non-profit leaders from Hong Kong, São Paulo, Canada, and the United States. They discussed about the impact of COVID-19 on their work and the importance of this international day of charitable giving. Guests: Gabrielle […]
First Annual Conference of the FEAD Community
The First Annual Conference of the FEAD Community took place on 22-23 October online. The European Commission published the full report of the Conference, as well as FEAD Case Studies related to the Coronavirus pandemic, with a collection of inspiring practices adapting FEAD-funded measures during the crisis. Read more here.
