Food Recovery Projects
Hunger In the Favelas
Brazil is home to some of the largest and most precarious ghettos/slums in the world: the favelas. Families in favelas face a number of problems, from hunger to crime. Many adolescents drop out of school to work, so they can help put food on the table. Full Belly Brasil provides food to families in need to help create food security and help the youth have a brighter tomorrow. By providing families with food, students can afford to stay in school. Brazil has 233 free universities. If the children of the families we support can finish high school and go to college, they can break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
Food Recovery
Full Belly Brasil partners with large food distributors for food recovery. These distributors donate food to us that they can no longer sell. After two rounds of food triage to guarantee quality, we transport and provide this food to the families we serve. Because the food is free and we don’t store it, we only have to pay for transportation. Food recovery is the most cost-efficient way to help solve food insecurity, and it also decreases food waste, which is a major contributor to climate change.
Food Waste in Brazil
Brazil is a major food producer. Food insecurity is mainly the result of poverty, inefficient food distribution, and food waste. Brazil is one of the countries that wastes the most food in the world. It’s both a problem and an opportunity. A major producer of carbon dioxide and methane, food waste emits close to three times the amount of greenhouse gases as the entire airline industry. Reducing food waste via food recovery is an easy way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and feed families in need.
Focus on Nutrition
We provide healthy, nutrient-rich food in our projects, bringing huge quantities of fruits and vegetables into the communities we serve. By increasing food diversity, we help families eat healthier, more balanced diets. Not only are we helping solve food insecurity, but we are also helping people eat healthier.
