Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület

Mission & Goals

The Hungarian Food Bank Association is a non-profit organization that works to make a link between surplus food and people in need in Hungary in order to help reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition. The Hungarian Food Bank Association started its work in September 2005, and became a full-fledged member of the European Federation of Food Banks (FEBA) in 2006. Since our foundation we distributed over 100 000 tons of food to more than 300 000 people in need in partnership with more than 500 non-governmental organizations and local municipalities. With the help of our volunteers we find and collect surplus food about to be discarded in retail stores, factories and process plants, we donate these products to specialist charities and local institutions. One of our key principles is that we receive and provide food free of charge. Our other important principle is political, religious and ideological independence.