The Food Basket Initiative

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CARF-Brazil is setting up a food basket initiative in the favela areas. The staff buys staple foods and cleaning/hygienic articles and wrap them in appropriate boxes, which is then transported to needy families as well as the elderly.

The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting Brazil immensely right now. The infection curve is climbing fast, and many fear that the number of unrecorded cases is high. The society is locked down, as it is in the rest of the world.

Children at Risk Foundation (CARF) is a Scandinavian foundation which works preventively amongst youngsters in the slum areas in the periphery of São Paulo. Right now the situation is critical for the children in these ‘favelas’. The three centers of CARF in Brazil are presently closed, as are other schools and other entities offering social benefits for children. The majority of the adults have been laid off, and have lost their incomes. They have no savings to fall back on, in the favelas people normally survive from day to day. When the incomes fails, the purse is empty. The situation is critical for the families with children, they currently don’t have money to buy food. Their plight is desperate.

The food basket initiative

CARF-Brazil´s managing director Ivone Silva has responded by setting up a food basket initiative in the favelas in the neighborhood. They buys staple foods and cleaning/hygienic articles and wraps them in appropriate boxes, which is then transported to needy families as well as the elderly.

Food Basket delivery; Davi (in his red football shirt) carrying out boxes. The other photos are families in the area.
Food Basket delivery; Davi (in his red football shirt) carrying out boxes. The other photos are families in the area.

The food baskets contain, amongst other food stuffs; rice, beans, cooking oil, sardines, canned mixed vegetables, powdered milk, coffee and different common flour types. Some cocoa powder, cream biscuits and jelly powder is included for the kids. In addition, hygiene- and cleaning supplies and disinfectants are supplied.

They considers that a basket should last 3-4 weeks for a family of five people.

Packing boxes at The Hummingbird Center. To diminish risks of being infected, the CARF-Brazil staff doing the distribution are careful to protect themselves during and after the distribution.
Packing boxes at The Hummingbird Center. To diminish risks of being infected, the CARF-Brazil staff doing the distribution are careful to protect themselves during and after the distribution.

Food basket aid

The cost per basket is the equivalent of 30 USD.

Would you like to help the families through the crisis? Please donate here. All contributions are welcome.

Yes, I want to support the Food Basket Initiative for children and families affected by the corona pandemic in Brazil.

Thank you.

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"Marerittet startet for 5 år siden, da en kvinne kom i en fin bil til vårt lille samfunn, og bragte med seg noen klær og leker til barna."

Å vokse opp i kaos

Evelyn er en av de mange barna som vokser opp i slummen

Å vokse opp i slummen

Slumområdet er et farlig sted å vokse opp. Det er nedverdigende å bo i skur, og vanskelig å få til et verdig liv. Livet i favelaen er svært vanskelig både for voksne og barn. Livet preges av fattigdom, arbeidsløshet og uforutsigbarhet.