Served 37.5 million meals in 5 years
Contributions of the UAE Food Bank exceed 10 million meals in 2021
The Bank continued to carry out its noble mission with broad community support and participation.
From the source
The Emirates Food Bank announced the distribution of more than 10 million meals from food donations during the year 2021, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Her Highness Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Supreme President of the Foundation Emirates Food Bank.
The efforts of the bank’s administrators are part of consolidating the UAE’s position as a symbol of benevolence and giving, by taking advantage of the surplus food suitable for consumption, and delivering it to deserving groups and needy families, and contributing to spreading and activating the culture of solidarity among members of the Emirati society, which is a model in giving.
Deputy Chairman of the Bank’s Board of Trustees, Daoud Al-Hajri, said: “Over the past year, the Bank has continued to carry out its noble mission with broad and honorable community support and participation that reflects the awareness of the importance of the values of solidarity while working to provide the opportunity for all citizens and residents, as well as institutions and the business community, to be partners. Active and influential in applying this charitable and humanitarian approach, as well as contributing to achieving food security policy by reducing food waste and benefiting from its surplus, as the total donations provided by the Bank amounted to more than 37.5 million meals during the past five years.
Al-Hajri explained that the community participation with the Bank during the past year was remarkable and appreciated, as partnership agreements were concluded with 30 bodies and institutions during 2021, as well as 125 memoranda of understanding signed during the past five years, in addition to providing support to many entities in the country by providing care For the bank’s efforts to increase the interest for all beneficiaries in the emirate, in addition to sending 32 tons of food parcels, equivalent to 32,000 meals to Senegal and the Philippines, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent, and Emirates Food Bank refrigerators were installed in separate areas of the emirate to receive individual donations. And facilitating the beneficiaries’ access to food through them, bringing the total of the bank’s refrigerators designated for collecting surplus food in the country to 104, while 1,550 tons of food were distributed through the refrigerators in the Emirate of Dubai.
The Emirates Food Bank participated in the Dubai Relief and Development Exhibition and Conference (DIHAD), and training programs for the bank’s volunteers were organized on the principles and principles of correct handling of food, and the implementation of virtual live cooking workshops for some Dubai schools and government departments.
The food coming to the food bank is kept in containers equipped for this, where it is stored in a way that prevents contamination at the appropriate temperature. The capacity of each container is 34,000 kg, equipped with a heat cooling device and thick walls for insulation.
50 thousand meals
The Emirates Food Bank was keen to have its presence at Expo 2020 Dubai, and to emphasize the noble values of the great global event, by distributing more than 50,000 meals during the first three months of the exhibition.
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