Second Harvest Asia (2HA)’s Executive Director Yusuke Wada and Research Intern Yukiha Maruyama have been conducting research for the food bank feasibility analysis in Manila, the Philippines. 2HA incorporated the Philippines’ first food bank, Salu-Salo: Food Bank Philippines, in March … Continued
In 2011, Second Harvest Asia (2HA) and Second Harvest Japan(2HJ) shipped containers of peach cans and soy meals to the Philippines. The Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received the food donations and has been distributing them through … Continued
On June 2, NHK (Japan’s national public TV channel) aired a program about Second Harvest Japan’s efforts to salvage edible food that would otherwise go to waste. While Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate is only 39 percent, more than 30 percent … Continued
Recently in Japan, The Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry (MAFF) issued its 2011 White Paper and included an article about Second Harvest Japan (2HJ)’s disaster relief work in Tohoku (Northern Japan). While food banking in Japan started 12 years … Continued
Second Harvest Asia (2HA) coordinated a training session for Food Bank Yamanashi (FBY) from Japan at St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance (SMFBA) in Phoenix, Arizona from February 1 to 10, 2012. We already reported about this visit, but recently FBY … Continued
President Cha of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (SSN) visited Second Harvest Asia (2HA)’s sister organization, Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), on May 12. President Cha shared his experience of creating a food banking network in Korea and the … Continued
By Yusuke Wada Recently, one of my collegues at Second Harvest Japan (2HJ)wrote an article about food waste and food banking in Japan. She mentioned the one-third rule in her article. Being in the food-banking field, I often hear in … Continued
By Yusuke Wada Recently, I received a report about Food Bank Yamanashi’s visit to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance (SFMBA) in Phoenix, Arizona in February 2012. In the report, they listed all the things they learned in Arizona, and they … Continued
Written by Yusuke Wada Technology makes many things possible in your life–You can connect to your friends and families far away very easily on facebook or Skype. In the nonprofit world, many organizations use database systems to keep track of … Continued
On April 3, 2012, Second Harvest Asia Chair Charles McJilton visited the Food Bank Korea in South Korea. The Korea National Council on Social Welfare (SSN) began food banking in January 1998 in response to the IMF crisis. They began … Continued