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Food assistance
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, in fact, gone from supporting fewer than 10,000 people a week to more than 17,000.
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 trends of falling volumes of unsold produce and a rise in the number of beneficiaries have forced Partage to make exceptional food purchases, with its budget rising from CHF 300,000 in 2019 to nearly CHF 8,100,000 for 2025.
Partage also provides food aid to Ukrainian refugees who have just arrived in the canton. The recent crisis in Ukraine has also had an impact on the food bank’s activities, with rising prices and stock shortages, whilst the number of beneficiaries has risen once again. We are currently distributing more bulk goods to food banks
As such, with the tireless help of nearly 2,300 volunteers, we prepare some 4,500 food parcels every week for people in need across the canton.
Distribution of food hampers to the following institutions in the canton of Geneva : Adage, Café Cornavin, C.A.R.E, CausE, Centre Islamique de Genève, La Farce – épicerie pour étudiant.e.s, Solidarité Pâquis
How to get involved ?
Many actions are possible to help us fight against poverty and food waste.