For registration, please email foodbanking@fasttrackagency.com. Co-organised by Second Harvest Asia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, this public forum will discuss how the how food banking addresses hunger, the challenges of providing humanitarian assistance, and how corruption can … Continued
We are hosting a workshop for food banks in the region to meet, share best practices and talk about future cooperation in the region. We are excited about this opportunity to have food bank representatives from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, … Continued
We recently came across a TED talk video by Tristram Stuart about food waste. This is a great video. Please check it out if you haven’t yet. According to Stuart’s websites, 20 million tons of food is wasted in the … Continued
PartnershipsIt has been over two years since Secretary Dinky Soliman took over at DSWD (Department of Social Welfare & Development). I had the good fortune of meeting her through our current staff in Manila, Cris Bonoan, on a visit in … Continued
Second Harvest Asia visited South Korea on September 7, 2012 to celebrate the 60thanniversary of the founding of the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (SSN). This organization was established in 1952 to care for orphans from the Korean War. … Continued
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) recently started using a QR-code scanning system for its food inventory management. 2HJ has been doing the inventory management on a database system, but inputting data had been done manually. 2HJ staffers kept track of records … Continued
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. On July 12, we visited Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) in Tondo, one of … Continued
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
Charles McJilton is happy to report that 20 people attended his lecture at Lakeland College in Tokyo. This means that $200 will contributed to Second Harvest Japan to send care packages to Tohoku. Job well done.Second Harvest Asia (2HA) is … 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