Food Banks in France are mobilized to help students
Students are among the most affected by the consequences of the current health crisis. As a consequence, many initiatives are springing up all over France to provide them with food but also moral support and benevolent accompaniment. French Food Banks have been mobilized for several years against student precariousness, in particular through a hundred partnerships […]
Support from Marcus Rashford helps FareShare distribute more food
FareShare is marking its one-year anniversary of working with Marcus Rashford, 23-year-old England International footballer. Marcus’ powerful campaigning placed the issue of child poverty at the top of the news agenda, transforming FareShare’s impact fighting hunger and food waste. Marcus first partnered with FareShare in March 2020. Since then, the financial donations from Marcus, his […]
Thematic Seminar of the FEAD Community: creating synergies between FEAD and other funds
The Thematic Seminar on ‘An integrated approach to support beneficiaries towards their social inclusion. Creating synergies between FEAD and other funds’ took place online on 29-30 April 2021.The Thematic Seminar was the third mutual learning event of a cycle of capacity-building activities planned during the transition period (2020-2021), and aiming at improving the delivery of […]
Waitrose teams up with FareShare to redirect surplus farm food to families in need
From 1 March, Waitrose is providing funds to FareShare to contribute to the distribution of surplus food from its farms, taking away all handling costs from farmers and helping them to maximise the number of donations they can make. In total, five million surplus apples, crooked carrots, mushrooms and sweet baby sprouts will be redistributed, […]
Porto Social Summit
The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU held the Porto Summit on Social Affairs and an informal European Council on May 7-8. The Summit concluded with the adoption of the Porto Declaration. The Porto Social Commitment is “the most comprehensive and ambitious tripartite commitment ever reached in the European Union”, said Portuguese Prime […]
FEBA Annual Convention 2021: For a sustainable future food system
+300 participants from 39 different countries worked together for a sustainable future food system! FEBA Annual Convention 2021 “For a sustainable future food system” was organized by the European Food Banks Federation in collaboration with Ceska Federace Potravinovych Bank and took place online on 6-7 May 2021. FEBA Annual Convention 2021 has been recognised as […]
Conference on the Future of Europe
Top EU officials launched on Monday (19 April) a multilingual digital platform of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a year-long democracy exercise meant to involve Europeans in shaping the future direction of the bloc. The platform will provide a digital space for citizens to interact and exchange ideas on how they see the […]
Texas Instruments fundraising initiative: sports activity for a good cause!
Texas Instruments (TI), the American global semiconductor design & manufacturing company, has supported the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) for several years, highlighting its real and concrete interest in helping people in need and in reducing food waste. Thanks to its strategic and genuine CSR Management, TI has been able to engage employees in fundraising […]
The work of FEBA EU Working Group continues
On 7 April 2021, the European Food Banks Federation organized virtually the 3rd 2021 meeting of its EU Working Group. 15 food bankers from 11 different countries participated and the discussion focused on the transition from FEAD – REACT-EU and ESF+. In this challenging period, a dialogue between Food Bankers from all over Europe and […]
The European Pillar of Social Rights – turning principles into actions
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017 at the Gothenburg Summit. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles and rights essential for fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems in the 21st century. The Pillar is structured around three chapters: Equal opportunities and access […]
