Thailand's capital promotes food security projects
Bangkok (VNA) - The
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to expand the coverage of its food
security projects to more areas in the capital, reported the Bangkok
Post.
According to Director of BMA's
Social Development Office Sanyakorn Ounmeesri, BMA has carried out projects,
known as Food Surplus and BKK Food Bank, in 10 out of 50 districts, aiming to help
ensure food security of the city's residents by improving the distribution of resources in an equitable way.
The Food Surplus scheme,
which is handled by Scholars of Sustenance Foundation (SOS) and VV Share
Foundation, collects untouched leftover food donated by project partners to be
redistributed to vulnerable groups on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, he said.
Over the past seven months,
44.80 tonnes of food, equivalent to over 188,180 standard meals, have been redistributed.
To date, the scheme has
provided food for 9,158 senior citizens, 2,338 underprivileged individuals,
3,135 poor children, 1,461 orphans, 1,113 disabled people, 742 bed-ridden
patients and 184 homeless people, he noted.
The project has also helped
cut the city's carbon dioxide emissions by more than 113 tonnes, Sanyakorn
added.
Meanwhile, the BKK Food Bank
project was established in districts so that people in need can access basic
necessities provided by donors.
Sanyakorn said that the BMA
plans to expand both programmes to cover all 50 districts of Bangkok, possibly
by the end of this year./.