One year of response – Banca de Alimente, Moldova
According to the UNHCR, 107,728 Ukrainians are currently residing in Moldova (source: UNHCR Ukraine Refugee Situation portal, Status March 2023).
For the entire last year, Banca de Alimente in Moldova handled more than 360 tonnes of food and hygiene products.
Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires participates at Salon International de l’Agriculture 2023 (SIA)
The Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires was present for the 11th consecutive year at the 2023 International Agricultural Show. Six volunteer cooks were present each day to cook nearly 350 meals distributed on the streets to homeless or sheltered people from 300kg of agricultural products donated by Solaal. Four associations came to help the volunteers […]
EU Working Group | 7 March 2023
The second session of the EU Working Group in 2023 was held online on 7 March. The meeting was attended by 17 participants from 13 countries. During the session, FEBA offered some insights into the recommendations of the Citizens’ Panel as well as the Civil Society Days 2023. This was followed by an open discussion […]
EESC Civil Society Days 2023
The Civil Society Days 2023 were organised by the European Economic and Social Council, and took place from 1 March until 3 March 2023 with the overarching topic being “Civil society organisations: a pillar of democracy and a key player to overcome current challenges”. FEBA participated in two workshops; one related to funding of civil […]
FareShare UK announces new CEO
FareShare UK announced its new CEO George Wright on 23 February 2023. His appointment follows Lindsay Boswell CBE FCIOF´s announcement that he will leave FareShare in July after 13 years leading the charity, which has seen it grow in size to redistribute 128 million meals worth of food to 9,500 charities in communities across the […]
Second Plenary Meeting of the European Community of Practice on Partnership
The European Commission set up the European Community of Practice on Partnership (ECoPP) for the period 2021-2027 with the objectives to promote the exchange of good practices and further foster the quality of partnership in the implementation of European funds across Europe. On 16 February 2023, over 150 representatives from NGOs, Managing Authorities, social and […]
FEBA’s project “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – From Farm to Fork” goes into a third round
In 2020, FEBA initiated the project “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – From Farm to Fork” aiming to implement an efficient method for data collection and analysis by strengthening the capability of FEBA and its members. In light of this, the online Observatory on Food Donation was launched. On 20 February 2023, YEAR-3 of the […]
First anniversary of the partnership between GeoPost/DPDgroup and FEBA
The month of February marks the one-year anniversary of the partnership between GeoPost/DPDgroup and the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA). Together, the partners have been working to reduce food insecurity and prevent food waste. FEBA and GeoPost/DPDgroup share a common interest: support for local communities. Driven by their mutual goal to prevent food waste while […]
“The Dream” – an educational children’s book published in collaboration with the Thessaly Food Bank in Greece
As part of an initiative of the Thessaly Food Bank in Greece, a children’s book on food waste prevention called “The Dream” was published and distributed free of charge. The presentation and launch of the book took place on 15 January 2023 in the Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa, the G.I. Katsigras Museum. The author […]
FEBA participates as expert on food waste prevention in 3rd round of European Citizens’ Panel
The closing session of the European Citizens’ Panel on food waste took place in Brussels on 10-12 February, allowing 150 randomly selected EU citizens to provide input on how to combat the problem. Following the notion of embedding participatory and deliberative practices in the European Commission’s policy-making process on certain key policy areas, the attendees […]
