Vietnam

Foodbank Việt Nam staff and volunteers distribute hot meals to people experiencing food insecurity around Ho Chi Minh City. The meals are prepared through the food bank’s Love Kitchen program and hand-delivered to community members by volunteers on motorbikes. This method of food distribution allowed Foodbank Việt Nam to serve many people during the lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Hoang Viet Nguyen)

Foodbank Việt Nam staff and volunteers distribute hot meals for the community through the Love Kitchen program. The program operates out of commercial kitchens in the food bank’s warehouse and partners with restaurants and satellite kitchens, working out of 20 locations throughout Ho Chi Minh City and Đồng Nai province. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Hoang Viet Nguyen)

Staff from Foodbank Việt Nam organize food in their warehouse in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the food bank’s first warehouse, which boasts over 5000 square feet and is complete with cold storage, shelving, and other special equipment. Food is inspected and classified at the warehouse and then distributed to agency partners and the food bank’s Love Kitchens and Love Fridges across Ho Chi Minh City and Đồng Nai and Bến Tre provinces. (Photo: The Global FoodBanking Network/Hoang Viet Nguyen)