| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.12 |
| Liaison | Richard Manton |
| Submission Date | Sept. 12, 2024 |
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway
IN-14: Food Bank
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 0.50 |
Richard
Manton Director of Sustainability Sustainability Office |
Does the institution host a food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger and poverty among students?:
A brief description of the food bank, pantry, or equivalent resource:
The University of Galway Student Pantry was founded and is run by Adam Mullins, a student of the university. Adam has set up a system where food is collected through FoodCloud, a system creating links with local supermarkets to redistribute food and reduce food waste. The collections consist of surplus food, food with damaged packaging, end of line items and food that is nearing its sell by and best before date. This food is then distributed to students attending the University of Galway.
With help and funding coming from the Student's Union, the project has successfully run over the course of the summer, allowing the initiative to reach more students in the University of Galway. This impressive initiative has a huge effect on combating carbon emissions through diverting food from landfill’s. This allows University of Galway students to live more sustainably at no cost.
The Student Pantry won an award for “Best Idea” at the University of Galway Society Awards 2022.
See here for an interview with the founder of the Student Pantry, Adam Mullins: https://impact.universityofgalway.ie/articles/the-student-pantry-a-solution-to-food-waste/
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