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Boroume at the expert workshop “Preparing recommendations for reducing food waste in the EU”
A few days ago we had the honour of participating in the meeting of the sub-group "Action and Implementation" of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste in Brussels.
Boroume participates in the conference "Sharing Futures"
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.
Boroume is awarded with 4 stars in the NPOs evaluation project "Thales II"
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.
Current food needs at the social grocery of Naoussa
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:
The story of a lonely garbage bin
You can watch the story of a lonely garbage bin in the video below.
Volunteer for 1 hour and offer hundreds of pounds of fruit and vegetables to people in need
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: A summer day at the House of Boroume
August 23 and the phone calls we took for food offerings at the House of Boroume were again a lot for another day.
Why is food waste a problem that every one of us has to worry about?
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.