CAF America, the global grantmaking organization, served as a conduit between individuals, corporations, foundations, and charities during the pandemic, processing $68 million in donations over the last year for its network of more than 1.8 million charities across 110 countries.
Angela Frigo, Secretary General of the European Food Banks Federation, told ZDNet that her organization faced a variety of challenges caused by the pandemic. “The Coronavirus pandemic is not just a health crisis. It has thrown many people into insecurity overnight, especially those who were marginalized before, and it has also disrupted our food system. The health emergency and its socio-economic effects, especially during the first wave of COVID-19, varied from country to country but it is evident everywhere that this pandemic has brought a new food emergency with an increased demand for food from the most deprived and new groups at risk“.
Members of FEBA across Europe worked tirelessly to redistribute 860,000 tonnes of food to 48,126 charitable organisations that were helping 12.8 million people in need. This represented a 34.7% increase in comparison with 2019. The organizations did all of this while losing volunteers, struggling with finances, and reorganizing on the fly to keep workers safe.
The support provided by CAF America during the difficult periods of the pandemic was essential in keeping the organization afloat, Angela Frigo said. “By facilitating the contact with donors and simplifying the administrative procedures, it was extremely easy to receive donations that were fundamental to respond to COVID-19. Beyond sending along donations, working with CAF America made it possible for FEBA to be part of a worldwide network of non-profit organizations responding collectively to the crisis,“
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