Năm 2019, Mạng lưới Ngân hàng Thực phẩm Toàn cầu (GFN) đã bắt đầu một chương trình được thiết kế để đẩy nhanh sự phát triển của các ngân hàng thực phẩm mới hơn ở những khu vực mà tình trạng mất an ninh lương thực đặc biệt nghiêm trọng.
That year, food banks in the program distributed a combined 2.3 million kilograms of food and grocery products to nearly 1.1 million people. Only five years later, in 2024, that same group of food banks connected 33 million kilograms of food to more than 12 million people.
Such incredible strides in such a short time are only possible through the hard work, creativity and dedication of the food bankers participating in the Chương trình tăng tốc ngân hàng thực phẩm. Đoàn hệ đầu tiên của Máy gia tốc food banks established in 2019 consisted of six African food banks and seven Asian food banks. Those food banks moved on from the program in 2024 but still continue to demonstrate sustainable growth — on average, these food banks increased their food distribution by 30% from 2023 to 2024.
Các Máy gia tốc added a second cohort in 2024, with three Asian food banks in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and African food banks in Cote D’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Mauritius.
In many cases, it can take new food banks 10 or 15 years to reach maturity. GFN’s Máy gia tốc serves as a multiplier of their ingenuity, providing context-specific technical support, mentoring, peer-to-peer connections and partnership opportunities that might otherwise be unavailable to young food banks. Since program participants are typically located in places where the food banking model is fairly new and unknown, these services are especially valuable and can also help food banks establish credibility.
“Mục tiêu của Máy gia tốc Anthony Kitchen, giám đốc cấp cao dịch vụ tri thức và lĩnh vực GFN cho biết:
In 2024, the five African food banks in the second Máy gia tốc cohort increased distribution 73% and served an additional 60,000 people. Much of this growth was driven by Banque Alimentaire de Côte d’Ivoire, which nearly doubled its distribution and nearly tripled the number of people served over the last year. The food bank achieved such growth by strengthening partnerships with local retailers for food recovery, launching an agricultural recovery program and activating the community to donate 22,000 kilograms of food as a part of its annual food drive.
The food bank is a critical source of support for people in vulnerable circumstances in Abidjan. They deliver food to organizations supporting single mothers, schoolchildren, people with disabilities, migrants facing homelessness and abandoned children.
In Asia Pacific, the three Máy gia tốc food banks increased distribution by 13% on average and reached nearly 30,000 more people in 2024.
The Lost Food Project Malaysia increased distribution by 200,000 kilograms and served an additional 50,000 people in 2024. TLFP has long been a staple at the largest produce market in Kuala Lumpur, recovering thousands of kilograms of food per day. This makes TLFP one of the network’s most nutritious food banks, with 90% of all food distributed being nutritious. On the back of this stable foundation, TLFP hired specialized staff in 2024 to enhance food sourcing, partnerships and fundraising.
To reach people facing hunger, food banks must grow, innovate and adapt. The Máy gia tốc is a tested and effective way to strengthen and scale food banking operations in community facing food insecurity.
As the Máy gia tốc program enters its seventh year, our goal is to reach 1.2 million new people per year with nutritious food by 2028 for the second cohort.
Your support can help newer food banks reach their full potential faster as we move toward our vision of nourishing people and the planet together.
To explore ways that you or your business can partner with GFN and food banks, please contact us at Development@foodbanking.org.
