European Food Banks Federation - FEBA

Today we held our monthly knowledge-sharing webinar series: FEBA Morning Insights (MOIN). On the agenda of MOIN's June edition was a deep-dive presentation on the corporate engagement programmes Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület (FEBA Member in Hungary) is offering to its corporate partners/donors. The expert was András Nagygyörgy - Director of External Relationships, Hungarian Food Bank Association. During the webinar, our speaker explained how the association keeps all stakeholders engaged. One of the popular activities are charity cookouts, which are held regularly on the Food Bank premises. András also shared the concept of the “Charity pie”, where people can buy 1 pie which is then an equivalent to 10 food packages for people in need. 📌 How do you maintain food safety and hygiene rules when cooking or processing food with volunteers? 📌 What strategies for individual fundraising do you use for those volunteers? 📌 What do you do with regions where there is less interest? Among many questions these were part of the discussion and Q&A after the presentation. The conclusion from this webinar is straight forward - Programs/services provide flexibility in creating and maintaining contacts with donors which leads to direct income and can generate more fundraising activities. Thank you to the speakers for the very useful presentation and to all the participants who joined us! #WeAreFEBA

🇬🇧 On the last official day of the FEBA Annual Convention, participants learned about the initiatives of their colleagues and external speakers during the World of Innovation sessions. Michal Vaňáček from Tesco Stores CR, a.s. shared with participants processes, routines from Tesco's day-to-day work, and numbers from the Food Waste report. MAUVILAIN-GUILLOT Barbara from Banques Alimentaires shared statistics and explained the situation with foodbanking in France. Tom Beardmore and Lisa Darbyshire from FareShare UK shared their foodbanking practices and projects in the United Kingdom. Valeriia Sihulia from Українська Федерація Банків Продовольства explained to participants what challenges UFBF faces daily during the full-scale war in Ukraine. Luis Deliu from Food Bank Albania shared their practices and showed the economic situation in Albania. Vandana Singh from India FoodBanking Network shared insights from India FoodBanking Network activities. Hakon Venturini from Banca de Alimente (Moldova) explained the situation with foodbanking in the country to the participants. Henriett Hajnal from Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület shared their foodbanking practices in Hungary. Balazs Cseh talked with participants on behalf of FoodCloud and shared insights from Food Bank practices in Ireland. After a short coffee break, we continued with the closing remarks, summarising the results and key insights from the entire event. With that, our journey in Prague came to an official end. 🇨🇿 Poslední den výroční konference FEBA se účastníci seznámili s iniciativami svých kolegů v rámci zasedání World of Innovation. Po krátké přestávce jsme pokračovali závěrečným setkáním, kde jsme shrnuli výsledky a klíčové poznatky z celé akce. Tím naše aktivity v Praze oficiálně skončily. Event supported by Tesco Stores CR, a.s. General Mills UPS and organised in partnership with Czech Federation of Food Banks

🇬🇧 We started the 2nd official day of the FEBA Annual Convention with Opening Remarks led by the President of FEBA Bernard Valluis and our sponsors for the event. We thank Tesco Stores CR, a.s. for their unwavering support and Ian Hutchins for explaining how your activities impacted foodbanking across Europe. We thank General Mills for supporting our activities and Jonathan Bennett for sharing your thoughts about the partnership with FEBA and facilitating one of the working groups later this day. The day progressed with Think Global - Act Local and Esteban Arriaga Miranda shared with participants FEBA’s 2023 achievements. Elise Muijzert from Cargill and Jonathan Bennett from General Mills, presented the launching of the Innovation Grant. Lisa Moon from The Global FoodBanking Network shared global trends in foodbanking with us. In the end, Professor Svetlana Bogomolova from Flinders University explained to the audience her research in the food industry and foodbanking. After lunch, we held two rounds of the workshop series, during which external stakeholders, food bankers, and the FEBA team shared experiences with participants. For instance - Regan Plekenpol and Trevor Findley from Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic - hold a working group on National Legislation Meets Research - Food Donation Policy Atlas. The day finished with a cultural evening in the city centre of Prague. 🇨🇿  Druhý den výroční konference FEBA začal úvodním slovem prezidenta FEBA a našich sponzorů. Pokračovali jsme tématem Think Global - Act Local, kde jsme shrnuli úspěchy FEBA v roce 2023 a seznámili se s globálními trendy v oblasti potravinové pomoci. Po obědě následovala 2 kola workshopů, kde řada odborníků sdílela své zkušenosti a znalosti. Den jsme zakončili kulturním večerem v centru Prahy. Event supported by Tesco Stores CR, a.s. General Mills UPS and organised in partnership with Czech Federation of Food Banks

🇬🇧 On the 1st official Day of the FEBA Annual Convention participants finally gathered together in Prague. The Official Opening started with a speech from Esteban Arriaga Miranda Arriaga, CEO of FEBA and continued with words from Aleš Slavíček Slavicek , President of Czech Federation of Food Banks . We want to thank UPS for supporting us and Kim Ruymbeke taking a stage to share her thoughts on partnerships for the benefit of food banking in Europe. The session ended with an intervention from Lindsay Boswell CBE FCIOF , Vice President of FEBA, who announced a new chapter for the organisation and welcomed a new President of FEBA - Bernard Valluis. In the evening, we continued with attending Gala Evening in City Municipal Hall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Czech Federation of Food Banks and the start of the convention. The First Lady of the Czech Republic was present and participants had an opportunity to meet her. The day finished on a high note. Event supported by Tesco Stores CR, a.s. , General Mills , UPS , City of Prague 🇨🇿 První den výroční konference FEBA Annual Convention v Praze je za námi. Odstartovali jsme ho oficiálním zahájením a prezentací aktivit a projektů České federace potravinových bank. Program pokračoval galavečerem v Obecním domě u příležitosti oslav 30. výročí založení České federace potravinových bank a zahájení výroční konference. Přítomna byla také paní Eva Pavlová, manželka prezidenta České republiky. Večer jsme si společně moc užili.

With the FEBA Annual Convention in full motion, we are eager to seek ways to build something new. And with keeping sustainable futures in mind, we are ready for a new chapter. Welcome the New President of the European Food Banks Federation - Bernard Valluis. We want to congratulate you on embarking on this new mission with FEBA. We thank Jacques Vandenschrik for his commitment and dedication to food banking in Europe, we wish you all the best. Welcome on board!  #WeAreFEBA

🇬🇧 Are you ready to build sustainable futures on Wednesday? Before we meet in Prague, we want to introduce you to this year's host organisation - Czech Federation of Food Banks. Take a look. 🇨🇿 Jste připraveni tuto středu „Budovat udržitelnou budoucnost“? Než se sejdeme v Praze, rádi bychom vám představili letošní hostitelskou organizaci – Českou federaci potravinových bank. Podívejte se a zjistěte více.

Welcome to FEBA Luís Vilachá Fernández! Luís holds a Master in International Relations and Development and a Master in International Migration and Ethnic Relations. He kicked off his career as a social worker supporting EU mobile citizens experiencing homelessness in Copenhagen. He also has experience working with homelessness and disability EU platforms in Brussels. In the last 4 years, Luís worked as Red Cross focal point in the EU for food aid & material support and homelessness. He is currently the Chair of the CoP Material Support. Luís loves reading, Belgian beer, enrolling in crazy sports events and his Danish cat. #WeAreFEBA

At the beginning of this week we held the General Assembly, bringing together all the FEBA Members across Europe. We welcome the newly elected Board of Directors: 📍Łukasz Beier - from Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności (Poland) 📍Donato Didonè - from Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus (Italy) 📍Eugène J.C.O. Dufrasne - from Fédération Belge des Banques Alimentaires (Belgium) 📍Marco Koppe - from Tafel Deutschland e.V. (Germany) 📍Tsanka Milanova - from Bulgarian Food Bank (Bulgaria) 📍Dimitris Nentas - from Food Bank of Greece (Greece) 📍Richard Nixon - from FareShare UK (United Kingdom) And re- elected members: 📍Tom Hillemans - from Stichting Voedselbanken Nederland (Netherlands) 📍Pedro Castaños Ruiz - from Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos (FESBAL) (Spain) Thank you for your commitment to FEBA, we wish you all the best in the new position. #WeAreFEBA

One week before the start of the FEBA Annual Convention 2024. This year we will have a special round of experience exchange between FEBA members - World of Innovations. We will hear about software, training, food processing and more interesting topics. The presentation of the stories will happen in a World Cafe format, the selected speakers will host a table for approximately 10-15 people for multiple rounds during the session. We want to reveal some of the Members, who decided to showcase their experience: Moldova (Banca de Alimente), France (Banques Alimentaires ), Hungary (Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület), Ukraine (Українська Федерація Банків Продовольства), Czech Republic (Czech Federation of Food Banks ), Albania (Food Bank Albania), Ireland (FoodCloud), United Kingdom (FareShare UK) and 2 more secret speakers. Stay tuned to know more, as we start Building our Sustainable Futures…

Are you excited for the upcoming FEBA Annual Convention in Prague? Meet our distinguished speakers! 📌Professor Svetlana Bogomolova - Deputy Director, Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Flinders University 📌Ian Hutchins - Group Campaigns Director and Central Europe Communications Director at Tesco; Board Member EuroCommerce 📌Lisa Moon - President & CEO at The Global FoodBanking Network Stay tuned  for more information.