PANJIM: The Food Bank for the Poor, Sangolda, under the aegis of Street Providence Trust organised a protest at the Azad Maidan, Panjim, on Friday, appealing to the Foods and Drug Administration (FDA) bring all stakeholders together to ensure that the excess fresh food is not wasted and that the organisation will collect it and distribute to the needy people.
The Food Bank for the Poor trustee Donald Fernandes said that everyday more than 5000-kg of excess fresh food is being thrown in the dustbin across Goa by corporate canteens and other food points.
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“We are eager to pick up all of this food through our volunteers located across Goa. But this to be a reality, the FDA Director needs to invite all stakeholders and Food Bank, Sangolda and work out the modalities for this to be a reality,” he said.
Fernandes said that till date excess fresh food continues to be thrown into the dustbin, while hungry impoverished families and their undernourished children beg for a decent meal everyday.
“We will strive hard to ensure that no person goes to bed hungry especially when there is so much excess edible food available,” he said.
“Our fight is against poverty and hunger, not against any individual so we appeal to the FDA Director to bring to the table all stakeholders to share their excess food which Food Bank for the Poor is eager to collect and distribute,” said Fernandes.
