On 26-27 September, we had the honour of participating in the specialised workshop "Sharing Futures" of the Trinity University of Dublin SHARECITY programme with funding from the European Research Council.
From our first day of operation here at Boroume we have strived to continually improve the impact of our actions, our effectiveness and especially the high level of transparency of the organization.
After communicating with the municipality of Naoussa, we were informed about the current food needs to support 200 families in need in the wider region. In particular there is a need for the following items:
You can watch the story of a lonely garbage bin in the video below.
How can you achieve this? You can do it very easily by participating in the program "Boroume at the Farmer’s Market" in Athens or Thessaloniki.
August 23 and the phone calls we took for food offerings at the House of Boroume were again a lot for another day.
The numbers speak for themselves. It is enough to look at the big picture about the extent of the phenomenon and its serious economic, social and environmental impacts.
After communicating with the social grocery of the Dafni-Ymittos municipality, which supports the nutritional needs of 300 families in the wider region, we were informed about their current needs in food.