AB Vassilopoulos supports 140 NGOs throughout Greece

After the ten-year economic crisis, the country – but also the world as a whole – is plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic. In these circumstances, the coverage of even a basic need, that of food, for all people, alone can not be taken for granted.

“What are we going to eat today;”.

A simple question. Daily. But not for everyone. A social phenomenon, which needs to be dealt with critically and effectively, not only for humanitarian but also for wider social reasons.

In this context, the role of the private sector is often crucial. A remarkable example is AB Vassilopoulos, who during 2021 offered 1 million euros in products, actions and programs for more than 140 organizations nationwide, whose task is mainly to support our fellow human beings who are malnourished or living below the poverty line.

It is characteristic that from year to year, the percentage of these people is constantly increasing. In fact, in Greece, the data speak for more than 1 million citizens. Many children are among them. The pandemic contributed even more to the intensity of this situation, as it came to work cumulatively on the effects of the previous economic crisis.

Together, both AB Vassilopoulos and the collaborating NGOs, such as the Food Bank, the Prolepsis Institute, Boroume, the Ark of the World, ELEPAP, the Child’s Smile, the Open Embrace and many more, are committed to working for reducing food insecurity, educating about local production and healthy eating, supporting socially vulnerable groups, but also the local community at large.

Alexandros Theodoridis, Chief Food Saving Warrior of Boroume, stated: “We thank from the bottom of our hearts AB Vassilopoulos for this important and multidimensional support, through which in its first leg we will support with mandatory orders 3,400 families benefiting from 50 municipal social services in every corner of Greece, while in its second leg, supporting the We can, will be able to save and offer more than 1 million portions of food to dozens of charities across the country, while saving the atmosphere hundreds of thousands of kilos of CO2. on our side and every day gives us the opportunity to save and offer food to our fellow human beings who need it. “.

Recognizing that food is not just a raw material and even more a given, AB Vassilopoulos realizes that this is a basic need, which is why it seeks to make a difference in the lives of our fellow human beings and is committed to acts of care aimed at reducing food insecurity.

For her part, Aphrodite Veloudaki, MA, PhD, General Manager, Prolepsis Institute, noted that: “With the valuable support of AB we managed to reach the lives of 6,500 students in almost every corner of Greece, from Crete, Peloponnese and Attica, to Volos, the Ionian Islands, Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis. In 2021, the The daily diet meals of the NUTRITION Program, which has been embraced by AB Vassilopoulos since 2014, actively supported 1,500 students and their families, joining forces to help children adopt healthy eating habits, giving more childish smiles and smiles. At the same time, 5,000 primary school students took part in the Prolepsis Institute’s new online educational activities “NUTRITIONAL ADVENTURES”, learning about healthy eating through experiential activities and play. child in need, and put a little stone in the proper development and good health of children – today and for the future. “All this was possible, thanks to the real interest, the trust and the substantial offer and the long-term commitment of the people of AB.”

Somehow AB Vassilopoulos, with the help of all of us, contributes to the positive change of our world, one meal at a time!