Our partners at European Food Banks Federation - FEBA are witnessing a critical situation and highly challenging demand for food in Ukraine, which is why we are proud to support their #AllTogether4Ukraine appeal.

As the Irish members of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) we know that food banks in Ukraine and border countries, where there are significant numbers of refugees and relief efforts, are in need of more support. 

In addition to our ongoing efforts to support refugees in Ireland, FoodCloud will be sending food in collaboration with FEBA’s #AllTogether4Ukraine campaign to the most affected food banks in Ukraine and bordering countries, including Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. 
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About FEBA 

The European Food Banks Federation is a network of over 300 Food Banks in 29 European countries, preventing food waste and reducing food insecurity. FoodCloud is the Irish representative in the federation and we collaborate with the network to improve food redistribution across Europe. 

About FEBA's #AllTogether4Ukraine Campaign

On 1 March the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) launched the campaign #AllTogether4Ukraine. The aim is to raise funds and food to support FEBA members who are supporting the crisis. The support has focused primarily on Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia where there are significant numbers of refugees and ongoing relief efforts. For latest updates see here.

FoodCloud is working to send food to the most affected food banks. Some information on the challenging situations they are facing is included below:

The Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank” (KCCF) continues its operations via two big warehouses in Kyiv from which they support the local population, territorial defence volunteers, medical institutions, military personnel, and people who fled massively destroyed cities, such as Sumy or Chernihiv. To date, KCCF has delivered over 600 tonnes of food donated via FEBA and is supporting approximately 3,000 people daily. Some examples of their activities on the ground include providing life-saving food aid food to an orphanage housing over 100 disabled and special needs children in Nizh. 

Banca de Alimente in Moldova has been supporting the influx of refugees. The most urgent challenges identified are to cover the nutritional needs of the refugees remaining in the country. While emergency food aid at the Ukrainian border focusses on energy-rich, ready-to-eat items, and water, in the medium and long term, baby food and non-perishable food for women and the elderly top the list of demands. 

In Poland, Banki Żywności, the Polish Food Banks Federation, and its 32 local branches have been involved in the humanitarian aid provided to the over 1.43 million displaced people that so far crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border. The most significant challenge faced is to provide food, clothes, and hygiene products to enable decent living conditions. Over time the demand for food is expected to grow and cooking products (cereals, pasta, flour, etc.) for those remaining in Poland will be required. 

Banca pentru Alimente Bucuresti in Romania is functioning as hub for Bucharest and the nine other food banks in the Romanian Federation and also delivering food to Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and Banca de Alimente in Moldova.

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