On July 6, 2024, SWYAA Ecuador, in collaboration with the Ecuadorian public university and the Food Bank of Quito (BAQ), organized a Volunteering Day event in Quito.
The BAQ is a nonprofit organization that fights against hunger and malnutrition in Ecuador. The BAQ rescues annually around 4 million kg of food and benefits around 1,000 families. In this context, SWYAA Ecuador supported BAQ’s mission in two ways: Monetary donation and volunteering.
On the day of the event SWYAA Ecuador and the team rescued 2,000 kg of food, which represents 5,800 food portions.
First, SWYAA Ecuador collected a total of 75 USD and was able to purchase 50 cans of protein-rich tuna. The tuna cans were handed over to the BAQ at the volunteering event. Although several SWYAA Ecuador members live abroad, they supported the event through donations.
Second, two SWYAA Ecuador members (President and Vice-president) participated in on-site volunteering day to help collecting food donations in the largest wholesale market in Quito, and sorted and organized the donated food in good conditions for consumption.
