Christmas goodies - we organise a food drive
This year, anyone can join our annual Christmas drive—which typically involves thousands of participants—by purchasing a few small items, which we will then help deliver to those most in need. Although most of the year has already passed, and we’ve had some very eventful and meaningful months behind us, we’re far from done with the hard work of this year. The biggest campaigns of the year—the Christmas […]—are still ahead of us.
We are the winners of a photo competition
The Hungarian Food Bank Association, which has been operating in our country for 8 years, announced a photo contest in September, in which the photo submitted by our foundation (shown below) won first place. The Food Bank’s goal is to collect food that companies or food chains either voluntarily donate for charitable purposes or, for whatever reason, are unable to sell, even though it is fit for human consumption. These […]
A rich menu on World Food Day
Our foundation is marking World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 16–17 with a special food distribution. At our permanent distribution point on Blaha Lujza Square, in addition to the daily menu, we will be serving foods that are considered special by our beneficiaries. These include, for example, rye bread, fruit, fruit juice, oilseeds, etc. Our goal with this food distribution is not only to provide for the basic needs of hungry people, but also to […]
International Day of Charity
This year, for the first time, we celebrated International Charity Day, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly at Hungary’s initiative. The day was set for September 5, the anniversary of the death of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Our organization also commemorated this significant day, and we believe the event is important not only for organizations engaged in charitable work but for every individual. Our foundation considers the most important thing to be helping those in need […]
Private donations for a complex aid programme - a new site opened in Pécs
In August 2013, our Foundation’s nationwide network expanded with a new branch in Pécs, which was already providing back-to-school assistance to 200 local families by September. The establishment of the Pécs office was the result of a grassroots initiative. The history of food distribution in Pécs goes back many years: over the past decade, our volunteers have organized food and package distributions on numerous occasions in connection with major holidays, but the local […]
Support for summer children's camp
In addition to our daily meal program, which continued throughout the summer, we were also able to provide meals for underprivileged children. This is because there is a kobudo martial arts training camp, which was held for the 26th time this year at Mine Lake No. 4 in Délegyháza. Organized by the Far Eastern Martial Arts Association, which has 600 members, this gathering—unique in Europe—once again drew students from Hungary and neighboring countries this year to […]
A dead tradition - we feed thousands in India
The Krishna Center in Mumbai provides daily lunches for thousands of children. According to the organizers, the secret ingredients in the recipes are love, devotion, and compassion, which give the meals their unparalleled flavor of purity. By distributing this spiritual nourishment, they strive to help victims of exploitation worldwide and thereby create balance in the food supply for the Earth’s population. Although the program called “Food for Life” […]
Flood Report 2013
As requested by the State Secretariat for Church, Nationality and Civil Society Relations of the Ministry of Human Resources in a circular letter, Hungarian churches and NGOs - as well as the Food for Life Foundation itself - have tried to help the flood relief efforts to the best of their abilities. Our Foundation, which serves nearly 2,000 hot lunches a day to the needy in our society nationwide, has this year, and so far [...]
Civil Radio 2013.06. 15.
The 2013 Danube flooding, the highest ever, required a great effort and a lot of cooperation from the country. Our organisation, as usual, helped with the distribution of food to those involved in the response. You can listen to a conversation with our colleague Viola Simon about her experiences during the week-long emergency.
Emergency assistance during floods
Starting June 6, our Foundation will also join the effort to combat the expected extreme flooding in our country. At the request of the Disaster Management Department of the Hungarian Red Cross—which has been authorized by the National Directorate General for Disaster Management to serve as the coordinating body—we will provide support to volunteers, civilians, and professionals working on the levees until the floodwaters recede. We are able to provide support for up to 600 people daily as needed, primarily in Budapest and Pest County, with a focus on Margaret Island, […]