Les Banques Alimentaires sont vos partenaires dans la lutte contre la pauvret

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FOOD AID An answer to a vital right, a gate to
social inclusion A testimony by a European
stakeholder
Intergroup Extreme poverty and human rights,
European Parliament Brussels, 19 February 2013
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Characteristics of our Food Banks

• Communities-based initiative, non-profit
  organizations
• At the service of charitable organizations,
  despite of their background (politic, religion,)
• They operate thanks to the support of many other
  organizations and volunteers. Food Banks depend
  on them
• but they are independent from donors, charitable
  organizations, municipalities.
• They focus on food aid
• but strive also to provide additional services
  to these associations training, social jobs,
  assistance to get equipment

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A network of 247 Food Banks in 21 countries
Estonia-1
Lithuania-1
Denmark-1
Ireland-1
UK-17
Poland-27
Germany-1
Netherlands-8
Ukraine-Devt
Belgium-9
Czech Rep-3
Luxemburg-1
Slovakia-1
France-79
Hungary-1
Switzerland-1
Romania-Devt
Slovenia-Devt
Croatia-Devt
Serbia-1
Italy-21
Bulgaria- Devt
Montenegro-1
Portugal-19
Macedonia- Devt
Spain-52
Greece-1
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A Unique Role

• Fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion
• Permanently, at the center of a network of
  community beneficiary charities and social
  agencies which can concentrate on helping people
• Contributing to re-insert people by providing
  jobs
• Stabilizing communities around a common mission
• With two levers
• The fight against waste
• Giving a new economic value to edible products
• Avoiding disposal and reputation costs for
  companies
• Reducing impact on environment soil
  preservation, CO2 emissions
• Educating people on reducing food waste
• The promotion of solidarity and citizenship
  among public bodies, companies, charitable
  organizations and individuals.
• Calling for donations and for volunteering from
  many sources

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Food Banks - FEBA model

• Recover food, free of charge, from various
  sources, much of which would otherwise be wasted.

• Sort and store it in warehouses, in compliance
  with hygiene and safety standards.

• Distribute it, free of charge, to charitable
  organizations and social services which support
  the most deprived people.

all over the year. To help the most deprived
people to restore themselves
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At the Heart of the Society
Public Bodies EU States, Regions, Cities
Companies Food, Retail, Transport Banks, Trusts..
Individuals Regular, Ad-hoc
Other Org e.g. Club Services
Food Surplus
Equipts
Time,Talents
Money Op. costs
FOOD BANKS
Certified Charitable Organizations
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Social Centers
Most Deprived People
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Food Recovered in 2011
Food Processing Industry Surplus
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Retail Industry Hyper/Super Markets Food Surplus
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European Union Food Aid Programme 55
Individuals In-Store Collection Days, On line 9
FOOD BANKS
Others Producers Coops Restaurants,
Canteens,1
States 5 Withdrawal from market
Total 430 000 Tons 16 vs 2010
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Our Impact on Reducing Hunger
Number of Charities Served
Food Distributed (000Tons)
Cagr 5 years 8
399
Cagr 5 years 5
31
370
28
26
288
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Our Impact on Reducing Hunger
Number of Beneficiaries (million)
Number of Meals Served (million)
Cagr 5 years 4
Cagr 5 years 8
799
5,2
5,0
720
4,3
577
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Key Figures 2011

• Distributed food 400 000 tons
• Equivalent to 800 million meals
• To 5,2 million beneficiaries
• Through 31 000 charitable associations and
  social centers
• Thanks to 10 900 persons, of which 90 are
  volunteers

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Food Banks help in Social Inclusion (1)

• By looking for better nutrition
• They strive to take into account the specific
  needs of charitable organisations and of the
  people they accompany in diversifying the
  products
• They organise training, workshops (e.g. domestic
  budget, hygiene, food safety, cooking)

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Food Banks help in Social Inclusion (2)

• They employ people in social re-insertion
• They set up small social insertion companies,
  i.e. for transforming unsold fishes, fruits and
  vegetables
• Some FBs build partnerships with prisons for
  producing vegetables
• - They promote creation of innovative solidarity
  bodies (e.g. Portugal Entrajuda)

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Food Banks create Social Cohesion

• They call for solidarity EU ( Most deprived
  programme) companies (CSR policy) the
  involvement of civil society with volunteers for
  lasting commitment (10.000 people) or for
  punctual involvement (500.000 people)
• They promote citizenship in the frame of fight
  against waste
• They organise solidarity networks between their
  various partners

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2010 increasing number of people at risk of
poverty or social exclusion
Over 115 million people (23,4 of the
population). A relevant deterioration of the
social situation and the consequences of the
financial and economic crisis.
December 2013 the end of the MDP
In 2011 more than 31,000 charitable
organizations, 18,9 million people benefited from
the programme. In the Europe 2020 strategy the
Union has set five ambitious objectives and, in
particular, to reduce poverty and social
exclusion at least 20 million fewer people in or
at risk of poverty and social exclusion.  
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24 October 2012 A new proposal Fund for
European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD)
This proposal is important because this Fund
represents an absolute news in the European
legislation. The FEAD is not only a cost but an
investment for a more cohesive and secure
EU. The FEAD helps to believe that the EU is a
good for everyone.
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Is it possible to improve the FEAD?

• Budget 2,5 billion per 7 years per 28 Member
  States is an insufficient investment for the
  purpose of the Fund.
• Co-financing. Member States with economic
  difficulties could not guarantee the
  implementation of the Fund.
• Use of intervention stocks. They could be a
  further supply in addition to the allocated
  budget.

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CONCLUSION

• From Food Aid as a means for benefiting of a
  vital human right,
• Food Banks want to promote a huge solidarity in
  EU countries and advocate against food waste
• so that people in need have their place in a
  inclusive and sustainable society.

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Thank you For further information, please
contactGérard ALIX feba_at_eurofoodbank.org 33
(0) 1 45 36 05 45and visit our website
www.eurofoodbank.org