Established nearly 50 years ago, the food bank model has emerged as an important and effective hunger relief intervention in countries across the globe. Food banks are organizations formed by the people in the countries and communities where they exist to mobilize resources to address hunger and food insecurity. An effective local solution to a…
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Last week, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) was recognized as a 2019 Honoree for the Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at an award ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in Philadelphia. The Lipman Family Prize is an annual global prize honoring organizations that celebrate leadership and innovation in the social sector with…
The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), together with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), hosted the 13th annual Food Bank Leadership Institute (FBLI) last week, March 25-27, 2019. This year’s event, the largest in FBLI history, with more than 200 attendees from over 50 countries, attracted some of the brightest and most influential minds in food…
Atlas to Map Laws and Policies Affecting Food Donation in 15 Countries Research to Guide More Effective Legal and Policy Framework Related to Food Donation London, UK – March 26, 2019 – Countries that are considering and recommending food donation policies will soon have a valuable resource. Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic…
London, UK (March 27, 2019) – The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced today a total of US$800,000 in grants for food banking organizations across the globe through the Zero Hunger Food Bank Challenge. The grants – made possible by a generous contribution from the General Mills Foundation and additional funding provided by the PIMCO Foundation…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New report finds that food banks across the globe serve 62.5 million people Tesco CEO announced as keynote speaker at 13th annual Food Bank Leadership Institute LONDON, 25 March 2019 – Food banks operating in 57 countries around the world mitigate an estimated 10.54 billion kg of CO2-eq annually – equivalent to…
In the face of overwhelming need, food banks accelerate progress in closing the hunger gap Chicago, IL – February 25, 2019 – Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banking organizations served more than 9 million people facing food insecurity, greatly surpassing a target set in early 2017 meant to accelerate the fight…
Food banks provide meals for millions of people across the world. But how do they get started? Thousands of communities around the world are served by food banks, which recover surplus food for the purposes of hunger relief. But how do these organizations get started? Our field team shares its experience on the necessary…
Leaders in government, civil society and sectors from the 20 largest economies will convene at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina this Friday, November 30th. According the the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, food security is an important link in the process of achieving stability and peace. The G20 countries account for 80 percent…