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Emergency Aid
With the economic crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic, Partage faced many new challenges, including a sudden increase in the number of beneficiaries. We have gone from supporting fewer than 10,000 people a week to more than 12,000.
The food insecurity situation is such that the Geneva Food Bank has been entrusted by the cantonal authorities with the preparation of food aid bags, which are delivered to distribution sites throughout the canton.
All of our logistics were impacted and we had to reorganize our teams, recruit volunteers and sometimes even hire temporary staff.
Despite the end of the pandemic, many people and families are still affected by its social and economic consequences, and still need food aid. Inflation and falling purchasing power are also having an impact.
The simultaneous downward trend in the collection of unsold goods and the increase in the number of beneficiaries has forced Partage to make exceptional food purchases, increasing its budget from CHF 300,000 in 2019 to almost CHF 6,000,000 for 2021.
Partage also provides food aid to Ukrainian refugees who have just arrived in the canton. The recent Ukrainian crisis has also had an impact on the food bank’s activities, with price rises and stock shortages, while the number of beneficiaries has risen once again.
With the tireless help of almost 100 volunteers, we prepare some 4’500 food hampers every week for the canton’s needy.
Distribution of food bags to the following institutions in the canton of Geneva : Adage, Café Cornavin, C.A.R.E, CausE, Centre Islamique de Genève, Fondation Colis du Coeur, La Farce – grocery shop for students, Solidarité Pâquis.
How to get involved ?
Many actions are possible to help us fight against poverty and food waste.