Food Bank Albania leads a network to fight hunger and poverty

Food Bank Albania (FBA) collaborates with a variety of networks of stakeholders, including local administrations and local schools to help tackle poverty by collecting fresh food and distributing it to people in need, in partnership with “social kitchens” set up at municipal level. They are working with schools to educate children but also to help the children educate their parents about these key issues. FBA in this way has been able to reach different generations and stakeholders in their awareness raising. FBA has been able to rely on a very large network of volunteers, which has also helped to spread their message. Some municipalities have provided volunteers and free-of-charge public spaces to help conduct awareness campaigns and public meetings; the Municipality of Shkodër, for example, offered a warehouse free of charge, enabling FBA to collect more food and process it in collaboration with other NGOs; other municipalities contributed to logistics allowing the circulation of food trucks.

FAO, CIHEAM, PRIMA Foundation and UfM. 2023. Sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranean – Levers for transformation. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8220en

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