15년 전, 글로벌 푸드뱅킹 네트워크(Global FoodBanking Network)는 전 세계 사람들이 음식에 접근할 수 있도록 하기 위해 만들어졌습니다. 임무는 간단했습니다. 지역사회가 가장 필요할 때 지원하기 위해 지역 푸드뱅크의 글로벌 네트워크를 시작하고 강화하며 유지하는 것입니다. 이 사명은 오늘날에도 여전히 우리를 인도하고 있습니다.
Innovate to Alleviate는 기아 완화 노력을 더욱 효율적이고 효과적이며 포괄적으로 만드는 GFN 및 회원 푸드 뱅크의 판도를 바꾸는 접근 방식과 적응 등 15가지 독특한 혁신을 강조하여 15주년을 기념합니다. 세계 식량 손실 및 폐기물 인식의 날에 시작하여 세계 식량의 날에 마무리되는 이 캠페인은 푸드 뱅크가 그들이 봉사하는 지역 사회에 뿌리를 두고 있으며 회복력 있는 식량 시스템에 필수적인 기아 문제를 해결하는 데 얼마나 중요한 요소인지 보여줍니다.
In 2007, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) held its first global convening of food bankers. At that time, we had no idea that this meeting would become the preeminent gathering of food bankers worldwide, and an important locus for broader food systems conversations.
푸드뱅크 리더십 연구소 (FBLI) was born out of the need for a formal platform to connect food bankers and provide an opportunity for learning with peers and partners. Indeed, FBLI is the only global food banking forum in the world.
FBLI’s successes are innumerable. Conversations between FBLI participants have resulted in local leaders opening food banks in places of need, expanding programs to address issues like childhood hunger and malnutrition, and increasing capacity to feed more people.
The first FBLI was hosted in 2007 in San Antonio, Texas, through the support of a generous partner. GFN led a series of workshops that taught the fundamentals of sourcing food for distribution. Twenty-three food bankers from nine countries attended the event, the first put on both by and for food banks, with a global focus. The event brought to life GFN co-founder Bob Forney’s dream of bringing food bankers from around the world together to share ideas and learn from each other.
After hosting FBLI in San Antonio for six years, GFN moved FBLI to Houston, Texas. The Houston Food Bank, the largest in the United States, which houses both significant conference space and an extensive warehouse, provided a perfect gathering location for FBLI. By 2013, the event boasted an attendance of 64 food bankers and others from 33 countries. By hosting FBLI at the Houston Food Bank, food bankers had the opportunity to learn from one of the largest food bank operations in the world.
FBLI was no longer just a “how-to” workshop for food banks. The agenda had evolved to include complex food banking topics such as fundraising, food bank board governance, and nutrition programs. In 2013, the City of Houston proclaimed the week of the event “FBLI Week” to honor those committed to hunger alleviation.
Four years later, in 2017, FBLI celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Houston, convening 76 food bankers from six continents. The first Innovation Award was presented at this FBLI to recognize food banks with exceptional programs that creatively leverage technology or address niche food security issues.
In 2019, FBLI took place outside of the United States for the first time as more than 200 attendees from 54 countries gathered in London, England. Convened in cooperation with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), FBLI 2019 attracted some of the most influential minds in food banking and the food industry, as well as in policy and international aid. This FBLI was a high-profile event featuring international thought leaders such as Lawrence Haddad, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate and executive director of Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and Dave Lewis, CEO of Tesco.
“The program was high level, strategic, and with trends,” said Maria Teresa Garcia, executive director of Bancos de Alimentos de México. “Putting the Sustainable Development Goals in a leading role and having expert guests was very successful, in my opinion. The participation of the various food banks and networks gave a sense that we are all one.”
In the face of COVID-19, FBLI 2020 had to quickly pivot. Originally this convening was supposed to take place in Mexico City; however, due to the onset of the pandemic, rather than a single, in-person conference, FBLI went virtual. Since March 2020, GFN has hosted 28 sessions, global events, and regional workshops, bringing together almost 2,500 attendees from 92 countries—an enormous feat in an incredibly challenging time.
더 알아보기 전 세계 지역사회의 기아 완화 노력을 지원하는 기타 독특한 혁신에 대해 알아보세요.
