Results

We began in 2011 with 12 cheese pies we saved from a refreshment shop and offered them to the local soup kitchen. See below what we have done since then!

80.000.000

portions of food

Since 2012 we have saved and offered more than 80.000.000 portions of food with a value of 120.000.000 euros (1.5€ per portion)

1€

= 65 portions of food

Thanks to the Boroume method of saving and offering food, 1€ of operational costs results in 65 portions of food for those in need

117.600.000

CO2 eq

The food we have saved is estimated at 117.600.000 CO2 eq that were not released into the atmosphere

35.000

portions of food

We save and offer more than 35.000 portions of food every day

650

charities

We collaborate with over 650 charitable institutions, soup kitchens and municipal social services all over Greece

2.500

volunteers

Over 2.500 volunteers have supported Boroume since we started our operations

2.800

companies

Over 2.800 companies have offered food through our network

35.000

children

More than 35.000 children have participated in our educational program "Boroume at School"

80

areas in Greece

We have saved and offered food in more than 80 areas in Greece

1.000

tons of fruits and vegetables

We have saved and offered over 1.000 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables with our program "Boroume at the Farmers' Market"

30

tons of fruits and vegetables

30 tons of fruits and vegetables have been saved and offered with our program "Boroume Gleaning"

40.000

recipients

We have converted over 1.680.000 euros of donations into supermarket vouchers supporting more than 40.000 recipients with our program "We Are Family"