Frente Alimenta began its work in 2021, at a time when hunger was worsening due to the pandemic. The initiative provided rapid support to São Paulo’s peripheral communities, responding urgently to the growing challenge of food insecurity. 9.750 Kilos of food delivered to the kitchens 19.687 Meals delivered 362 Agroecological baskets 9 Community kitchens 9 […]
Month: November 2023
Sorocaba Connection
Most of the food donated by Frente Alimenta comes through Instituto Terra Viva Brasil de Agroecologia, based in the city of Sorocaba. Terra Viva, as they are known, maintains a warehouse through which the the agroecological food production of 60 farming families from 10 neighboring cities is distributed and marketed. In reality, their scope is […]
The lunchbox that united a family
Sandra Silva leads the Social Project A Riqueza do Amor (the richness of love). Every Tuesday, their group of volunteers prepares packed lunches and drives around the district of Jardim Ângela offering delicious homemade meals to the homeless. On one of these trips Sandra ran into an old neighbor, who had been missing and living […]
A New Engine for Magno
A blown car engine made the life of Magno de Paula, who lives in the district of Brasilândia, very difficult. As a result, he was forced to carry his produce on foot all the way to the community kitchen at Jardim Carumbé, a three kilometer-walk over very steep slopes. A trying situation indeed. The coordinators […]
