‘Think of making merit, think of BKK Food Bank Center’: People who give are full of merit

Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, inspected and chaired the transfer of assistance through the BKK Food Bank Center, Phra Khanong District, at the BKK Food Bank Center Room, 1st Floor, Phra Khanong District Office.

He said that the various items that donors give to BKK Food Bank today will go to vulnerable groups in the Phra Khanong area that the district office has registered and that BKK will expand BKK Food Bank to all 50 districts in the future.

BKK Food Bank Center Phra Khanong District is 1 of 4 pilot districts in Bangkok (Huai Khwang District, Bang Khun Thian District, Bang Phlat District, Phra Khanong District) which is a collaboration between Bangkok and related network partners to solve the problem of excess food that may cause both environmental and economic damage. It is to be delivered to those in need, vulnerable groups, the urban poor, or those affected by disasters and public disasters in emergencies. It can create a mechanism for transferring assistance between donors and recipients in a sustainable way and in line with 9 policies in 9 “good” categories, good environment, and good management. The details are as follows:

1. Food surplus: It has been operated in collaboration with Scholars Of Sustenance: SOS Thailand from 22 August 2023, 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday), and delivers food to vulnerable groups in community areas established by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration regulations, 45 communities and another 15 communities that are not registered, field staff of the Phra Khanong District Office and underprivileged students in fiscal year 2024. Operational goals were 139 times and implemented 81 times (58.27 %). In total, food was delivered to 3,399 people or 14,116.03 meals, the excess food weight was 3,361.02 kilograms or the carbon content was 8,503.39 carbon dioxide (TCO2e).
2. Food donation: It is the delivery of food to vulnerable groups together with a network of local entrepreneurs such as Wat Wachiratham Sathit Worawihan, and Wat Dhammamongkol Thaobunyanon Phra Wihan. Target groups are vulnerable groups in 45 registered communities, 15 unregistered communities, field workers of the Phra Khanong District Office, and underprivileged students, including children in the Nirun Villa Village Preschool Child Development Center. It has been operating since March 2023 in the form of cooked food, dry food, survival kits, etc. Since the start of operations, a total of 794 people have received assistance.

BKK Food Bank Center Phra Khanong District is located on the 1st floor of the Phra Khanong District Office and is open every Thursday from 1PM – 4PM and has delivered food to a total of 40 vulnerable groups (Walk in 2) from a target of 99. List

Recording information on receipts and donations will be through the system of the Bangkok Social Development Office, which is awaiting training on methods and procedures for recording information simultaneously in all 4 pilot districts.

Bangkok invites everyone to create food security for city people with the BKK Food Bank Center project by donating food and essential items to those in need, including Elderly groups, bedridden patients, disabled groups, vulnerable groups, underprivileged groups, low-income people, and groups affected by disasters. Join in giving today in Huai Khwang District, Phra Khanong District, Bang Khun Thian District, and Bang Phlat District. For more information, please contact the Huai Khwang District Office at 0 2275 4234, Bang Khun Thian District at 0 2416 5406, Phra Khanong District at 0 2332 9453, and Bang Phlat District at 0 2434 6370.

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