IFCJ donated $42,247, to make the project possible, which funded the purchase of the truck as well as additional support related to adapting the vehicle for food distribution.
The money will be allocated to support the works of the World Central Kitchen and the International Rescue Committee’s work in Gaza.
Inside Israeli Innovation with Maayan Hoffman: Season 2, Episode 13
Food sovereignty has become a high priority among local NGOs, civil society and the government to protect against foreign investments that that may steal land from local farmers.
“She was the single most important voice fighting hunger in New York for 50 years and the first to focus on school food, which resulted in literally thousands of kids eating food meant for the trash.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
YDLabs, CEO Ariel Blumovich said, is part of the solution, providing a method to produce food locally with minimal carbon footprint.
Most of the vegetables and some of the milk produced in Israel are farmed in land near the Gaza Strip, which, not for nothing, was given the name “Israel’s barn,” access to which is restricted.
Two sisters have transformed their Tel Aviv cooking studio into a supportive volunteer community for olim in response to the ongoing crisis in Israel following the tragic events of October 7.
The study found a substantial gap between the number of families that received food vouchers and the number living below the poverty line.
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