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Working Together to Relieve Hunger November 14, 2013
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Working Together to
Relieve Hunger
November 14, 2013
Today’s Agenda
Relieving the Hunger Overview Lions Global Impact Ways you can help!
Campaign Resources Local Partnerships
The Global FoodBanking Network Overview
Panel Session
The Faces of Hunger
Global HungerThere are over 870 million people around the
world who are food insecure.
The vast majority of food insecure people live in developing countries.
Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five.
Our Global Network
The Relieving the Hunger Campaign is a Global Service Action Campaign that focuses on hunger and malnutrition in communities around the world. • The campaign takes place during the
months of December and January.• Lions are asked to plan service
activities supporting hunger relief organizations and local food pantries.
Relieving the Hunger Campaign
Poll Question
Has your club participated in a Relieving the Hunger project?
YesNo
Service Activities
FY 2012-13, Lions reported
over 11,000 Activities under
the Relieving the Hunger
Campaign.
Service Hours
Reporting clubs dedicated over
517,000hours to hunger-related activities.
People Served
Lions served over
2.1 million people through
Relieving the Hunger campaign
projects worldwide.
Your Global Impact
During the months of December and January, we invite you and your club to join Lions around the world to help relieve hunger.Prepare and deliver food baskets to families in needPlant a community vegetable gardenOrganize a food drive and collect canned goodsHost a food bank leader to speak to your clubVisit The Global FoodBanking Network website
(www.foodbanking.org) for volunteer opportunities
Ways you can help!
Poll Question
What kind of hunger projects has your club done in your community?
Food Collection Drives Holiday Food Baskets School Feeding Program Food Bank or Food Pantry Support We have not yet participated in a
hunger service project
Use the following resources to plan and promote your "Relieving the Hunger" Global Service Action Campaign project.• Call to Action Flyer: Get an overview of the "Relieving the Hunger"
Global Service Action Campaign – and ideas to jumpstart your project.• Planning Guide: Use this step-by-step guide to organize your very
own "Relieving the Hunger" project.• Project Ideas: Review ideas you and your club can use to participate
in the campaign.• Food Drive Project Sheet: Use this project sheet to organize a food
drive to alleviate hunger.• News Release: Send a news release to local media to help publicize
your "Relieving the Hunger" project.
“Relieving the Hunger” Resources
Jeffrey D. KleinPresident and CEO
The Global FoodBanking Network
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Supporting Food Bankingas part of
Relieving the Hunger Service Action Campaign
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• Our partnership helps Lions focus energies and significantly impact local communities
• Volunteer support is critical to food banks – daily and long-term
• Working with food banks, Lions can help supply communities and individuals with their most critical need – food
• Lions can find a food bank and activities that fit time, talents, treasures and community needs
Our Partnership
Make local communities better by helping the most vulnerable
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Who We Are
• Non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hunger and reducing food waste
• Create, support, and strengthen food banks and food bank networks around the world
• Chicago-based
• Work in 25+ countries, home to more than 1/3 of the world’s hungry people
• Expertise in international food bank development and administration
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What is Food Banking?
A link between surplus food and hunger
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The Food Banking Solution
GFN works to alleviate hunger AND reduce food waste• GFN network food banks distributed 920 million pounds of food
through 19,000 service agencies last year
• Food banking helps hungry people and protects the environment
• Food in landfills immediately begins to produce dangerous greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming
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Europe:- Bulgaria- Russia- United Kingdom
North America:- Canada- Mexico
Central America:- Costa Rica- Guatemala- Honduras- El Salvador- Nicaragua
Africa:- Namibia- Nigeria- Sierra Leone- South Africa
Asia:- Hong Kong- India- Singapore- South Korea- Taiwan
Middle East:- Israel- Turkey
Oceania:- Australia
South America:- Argentina- Brazil- Chile- Colombia- Ecuador- Paraguay- Uruguay
Where We Work
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Ready to Get Involved?
www.foodbanking.org
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Africa
Egypt – The Egyptian Food Bank (EFB)www.egyptianfoodbank.com Moez El-Shohdi - [email protected]
Namibia – Project in DevelopmentSchalk Walters - [email protected]
Nigeria – Foodbank Nigeriawww.foodbankng.com Olaoulu Sasore – [email protected] / [email protected]
South Africa – Food Bank South Africa (FBSA)www.foodbank.org.za Andy Du Plessis – [email protected]
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Food Bank South Africa (FBSA)
• Lions played an integral role in establishing FBSA in 2009
• Lions Club, represented by Viv Grater, is a FBSA Board Member
• FBSA urgently needs:• more vehicles to support food
collections and agency inspections
• Volunteers to work at food banks and support food drives
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Asia
Hong Kong – Feeding Hong Kong www.feedinghk.org Gabrielle Kirstein – [email protected]
India – India FoodBanking Networkwww.indiafoodbanking.org Vandana Singh - [email protected]
Singapore – The Food Bank Singapore, Ltdwww.foodbank.sg Nichol Ng – [email protected]
South Korea – Korean National Food Bankwww.foodbank1377.org Grace Kim - [email protected],
Taiwan – Taiwan People’s Food Bank Associationwww.foodbank-taiwan.org.tw Lawrence Liu - [email protected]
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Feeding Hong Kong (FHK)
• Volunteer program launched in 2009
• FHK incorporated in 2011 with help of volunteers who donated funds, and collected, packed, and distributed foods
• Current needs:• Warehousing and transportation• Food donations• Charity deliveries• Warehouse and office support
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• Food bank founded by son and daughter of a long-time Lions member. Mom passed down the spirit of giving back!
• Low awareness of food banking and food waste in Singapore.
• Need Lions to band together, start a movement with like-minded organizations to spread the word, educate and source more food and other resources
Food Bank Singapore
• Volunteers needed:• Reduce and ReUse
Campaign• Adopt a “Food Box”• Spread the word
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India FoodBanking Network (IFBN)
• IFBN collaborates with member food banks:• Delhi FoodBank (DFB)• Gurgaon FoodBank• Ghaziabad FoodBank
• India has highest concentration of Lions per capita and Lions have been involved – including with the development of DFB
• Lion member Mr. Neville Mehta is on IFBN Governing Board – great example of sharing time/talent to support food banks
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Europe
Bulgaria – Bulgarian Food Bank www.bgfoodbank.org Tsanka Milanova - [email protected]
Russia – Foodbank Rus (FBRUS) http://www.foodbankrus.ru/ Roman Zlatkin - [email protected]
United Kingdom – FareShare UKwww.fareshare.org.ukLindsay Boswell - [email protected]
Relationship with:European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA)www.eurofoodbank.euPatrick Alix: [email protected]
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Europe
Food Bank Russia • Recently became GFN certified• Virtual food bank• Needs: awareness, funds, food
FareShare UK• Works closely with service
clubs like Lions • Fare Share can direct Lions
to closest depot or depot with needs suited to volunteers
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Middle East
Israel – Leket IsraelWebsite: www.leket.org.il Contact: Gidi Kroch – [email protected]
Turkey – Gıda Bankacılığı DerneğiWebsite: http://www.gidabankaciligi.org/ Contact: Ugur Uralcan - [email protected]
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Leket Israel
• Food rescue/redistribution efforts rely on volunteers• Will rescue more than 23 million pounds of produce in 2013
• Lions can: • Glean produce, rescue food from restaurants and food courts,
redistribute food to feeding sites• Share contacts with food industry leaders• Support Leket research on waste in agriculture• Provide funds to support food rescue activities
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Summary: Volunteer Opportunities
• Local• Participate in food bank development• Serve on Board of Directors• Volunteer at food banks or service organizations• Organize fundraisers • Donate: products, funds, equipment, special skills, to expand
food bank capacity• Create awareness of your local food bank• Invite food bank leaders to speak to your group
• Global• Spread the word, build the GFN community• Use social media, take and share photos, write articles• Like GFN on Facebook, follow on Twitter, visit
foodbanking.org, subscribe to our newsletter• Donate funds to GFN to develop food banks in areas of need
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Getting Started
• Find a Food Bank at foodbanking.org
• Contact your local food bank
• Get involved• Short-term• Long-term
IMPORTANT – • Tell LCI and GFN about your efforts to support food banking. • We will share your stories!• You will inspire others!
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Thank YouJeff Klein
President and CEOThe Global FoodBanking Network
www.foodbanking.org@foodbanking
www.facebook.com/foodbanking
Jeffrey D. KleinPresident and CEO
The Global FoodBanking
Network
Alan Gilbertson Co-founder and Director of the
FoodBank South Africa
