SUPPORT HUNGER RELIEF Program

by Disable Development & Educational Foundation (DDEF)
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SUPPORT HUNGER RELIEF Program
SUPPORT HUNGER RELIEF Program
SUPPORT HUNGER RELIEF Program
SUPPORT HUNGER RELIEF Program
SUPPORT HUNGER RELIEF Program

Summary

This past year 1 in 4 households have become food insecure - including children. relief has definitely changed the way Rescuing Leftover Cuisine operates, but not a single week in 2023 has passed without food being rescued across the nation. On the contrary, we have provided over 1,224 meals every single week since August. As we prepare for the winter and a potential second wave of relief, our mission is more important than ever before. Solve food waste and hunger one plate at a time!

$10,000
total goal
$8,285
remaining
5
donors
0
monthly donors
1
fundraiser
3
years

Challenge

40% of the food produced in the Bangladesh is wasted, but 1 in 4 households are food insecure. Food waste is one of the largest components of landfills, and contributes to methane gases, which are more harmful to the environment than CO2. All of the natural resources used to create wasted food, tax dollars used to subsidize food products, and energy expended to transport the food to our tables is wasted. Also, 16 mil Bangladesh are hungry and more than half of the food pantries run out of food.

Solution

DDEF engages community members to bring excess food from restaurants and other institutions to people who need it in their own local communities. Led by dedicated group volunteer leaders called Lead Rescuers and Core Rescuers, volunteers take unsold product at the end of the day that food vendors would otherwise throw out, and we walk it over to local soup kitchens. DDEF engages people in the community as volunteers to help deliver the food, making people become more connected to the two issues.

Long-Term Impact

Hunger can be eliminated, because rescuing just 30% of wasted food is enough to feed all food insecure people in Bangladesh, and we as a nation currently only recovers about 3%. DDEF provides a structure where anyone can help out and bring excess food to the hungry. Our volunteer events are an average of 30 minutes, so anyone along their way home can make a difference. The shelters we help provide food to can not only feed more people, they can also use their resources on other essential service

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Organization Information

Disable Development & Educational Foundation (DDEF)

Location: Barguna, Barishal - Bangladesh
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Twitter: @rezaul
Project Leader:
Dr. Md Rezaul kabir
Barguna , Barishal Bangladesh

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