8th of April – Slobozia, Moldova and Starocozache, Ukraine
We accompany the food boxes assembled by Luda and the other volunteers to Starocozache, a little cluster of Ukrainian villages, and support their distribution in the communities. Before though, we needed to see two other key places. The first was one of 28 hubs established by the municipality of Chişinău to support the refugee crisis. […]
Already 830 tonnes of humanitarian aid redistributed by Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” (KCCF)
This is an update from the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” received on 7 April. You can read the previous article here. How has the activity of KCCF changed in the past weeks ? During the past weeks, the KFCC operated with the same number of volunteers. The donation platform allowed donations of 450 […]
7th of April – Chişinău, Moldova
After spending the night at the Franciscan seminary in Roman, Gabriel took us to Iasi, at the border with Moldova. Now our journey would proceed with another Food Bank: Banca de Alimente, managed by Igor, a gentle and neat individual born in Chişinău. Igor studied medicine with Oleg, and now they spend most of their time […]
6th of April – Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Early on Wednesday morning, Gabriel, President of Banca pentru Alimente, picked us up, we drove through Romania for 400 kilometres and eventually stop at a warehouse in Roman. Thing is, the warehouse is part of a bigger complex, which includes a kindergarten and a brick factory. The complex is managed by Father Lucian, a tall […]
5th of April – Bucharest, Romania
Once in Bucharest, the astonishment became an even greater emotion, as we physically entered a space where the consequences of war can be felt. We went straight to a former hotel called Casa Alex where the association Inimi Nobile, which means “Noble Heart”, hosts a group of Ukrainian refugees. First thing that came to my […]
Ukraine: Commission welcomes the adoption of its proposals for Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe and for additional flexibility under the 2014-2020 Home Affairs funds
The Commission welcomes today’s adoption by the Council of its proposals for Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) and for the 2014-2020 Home Affairs funds, following the European Parliament’s approval. As a result, Member States have the possibility to use remaining funds from cohesion funds of the 2014-2020 programming period to provide emergency support to people […]
Maisto bankas provides extraordinary support to Ukrainian people
Currently, over 37,000 Ukrainian war refugees have registered in Lithuania. Maisto bankas, FEBA Lithuanian member, helps them all by providing food. Due to the urgency and the extraordinary situation, Maisto bankas decided to distribute food cards worth each 115 euros to Ukrainians refugees. In this way they can shop for food in stores by themselves. Already […]
Over 35,000 more people assisted in Italy as a consequence of the war in Ukraine
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Banco Alimentare has assisted over 35,000 more people throughout Italy through its charitable organisations. In just one month of conflict, the Banco Alimentare has recorded a considerable increase in requests for support due to the arrival of refugees from abroad and the social and economic consequences that […]
More than 10 tons of food sent by Food Bank Greece to Food Bank Romania
Many of our Food Bank Members are joining forces to support the people of Ukraine and the Food Banks most affected by the situation. This is the case of Food Bank Greece which is sending pallets products to the Food Banks in Romania. In 20 days, 11,338 kilos of food and non-food products travelled from […]
A convoy of 12 vehicles from Romania to Moldova
Solidarity between our Food Bank Members continue! On Saturday 26 March, Banca pentru Alimente arrived in Moldova with 12 vans and cars full of 12.679 kg of basic necessities, baby and adult food, clothing and hygiene products. This donation from the Romanian Food Banks to Banca de Alimente Moldova is essential to keep supporting the […]
