Food ...a basic source of Warmth

At the Egyptian Food Bank, we believe that food is not just nutrition—it is dignity, security, and warmth. Through our program “Food is a Basic Source of Warmth,” we aim to ensure that families facing food insecurity can meet their most essential needs and experience the comfort of knowing they are not alone.

Over the past months, your support has helped us:

• Distribute hot meals to:

         - individuals unable to prepare food themselves, especially the elderly and people with health challenges.

         - vulnerable families living under difficult economic condition

• Reach remote and underserved areas where families often struggle to secure their daily meals.

Thanks to your generous contributions, thousands of families experienced not only the nourishment of food but also the emotional warmth of community support. For many, these  meals meant the difference between going to bed hungry and sharing a warm meal with loved ones.

We remain committed to expanding our outreach as the demand for food support continues to rise. With your continued generosity, we will be able to scale our efforts and bring warmth and security to even more households.

On behalf of every family touched by your kindness, we thank you for being part of this mission. Together, we are proving that food is more than survival—it is comfort, stability, and care.

Cold weather has a negative effect on our energy and productivity levels, we even tend to eat more during winter to feel more warm and more energetic. As for the less fortunate, their suffering is doubled as a result of what they suffer from health deterioration, malnutrition and insecurity. All of this is due to the lack of resources and the poor economic situation, which results in them giving up some of their priorities in exchange for others, or choosing between them. One of those priorities is food. Many charity organizations encourage donating for products that are considered direct sources of warmth, such as blankets, clothes and covers in general, but we cannot ignore food as a primary source of warmth.

 Egyptian food bank has developed a program named "Tekeya"  to meet the nutritional needs of the unprivileged peopleall year and specially during the cold days, as it plays a vital role in improving the quality of life of people who suffer from economic and social difficulties in Egypt.Through the Tekeya Program, the Egyptian Food Bank prepares and distributes daily hot meals to needy people through EFB-equipped kitchens which are managed by our partners across Egypt’s governorates. Simply, the Tekeya is a place that provides food to poor and needy families daily throughout the year for free.

Program Target groups:Single household Mother - Elderly - disabled - foreign students - passers-by

The Tekeya program is implemented in 16 governorates in Egypt:Cairo - Giza - Beheira - Dakahlia - Gharbia - Menoufia - Sharkia - Kafr El-Sheikh - Fayoum - Beni Suef - Minya - Assiut - Sohag - Luxor - Aswan - Red Sea

The number of meals provided on a monthly basis is around 61,000 meals, serving daily 2,100 beneficiaries in the previously mentioned governorates.

 Meal components:(Rice or pasta + chicken or meat + vegetables)