The aim of the campaign is to socialize and cultivate the correct habits of consumption and responsible food donation in the capital.
In Ecuador, every citizen wastes on average 72 kilos of food per year and in Quito about 36,500 tons of food per year; that is, 100 tons per day. This means that 41% of households cannot get food. With the total food that is wasted in a year, it could feed about 56,153 people.
These data made Isabella de los Reyes and Ana Camila Riofrío, students of the Organizational Communication and Public Relations career at the San Francisco de Quito University, create the campaign ‘Food for Everyone‘, in order to socialize and cultivate the correct habits of consumption and responsible food donation in the capital.
Looking for volunteers
To raise awareness about the responsible use and donation of food, ‘Food for’ Everyone ‘and the ‘Quito Food Bank’ (BAQ) seek to create a network of volunteers young people to be change managers by carrying out different actions such as: volunteering, responsible food consumption and donation.
Day of action
That is why the ‘Day of Action’ event will take place on November 27 in the BAQ, with the participation of special guests such as ‘Slow Food Ecuador’ and Alicia Guevara, founder of the BAQ. Therefore, they invite the people of Quito to be part of the network of volunteers, for the fight against the waste of food and thus achieve the main goal zero hunger.
Free entrance to museums
Another initiative is that of the City Museums Foundation (FMC) and the Bank of Food Quito (BAQ), who joined forces in the ‘Solidarity Museums’ program. This initiative will allow visitors to the five cultural spaces managed by the Foundation exchange food non-perishable for tickets. (AVV)
DATA: People interested in being part of the volunteering in the BAQ, get in touch with Food for Everyone on his Instagram page: @ foodie.uio
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