09 Aug 2024 | Updated 02 Dec 2024
Khalsa Aid International (the largest UK Sikh humanitarian agency) has formed a partnership with The Felix Project to fight hunger in London. The donation to date has been used to buy 56 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, equivalent to 135,275 meals, for 256 charities and schools, serving people in need across 28 boroughs.
The Felix Project is London's largest food redistribution charity, who dedicate themselves to rescuing good food that cannot be sold and delivering it directly to charities and schools in need. The Felix Project has faced challenges to obtaining surplus food supply due to ongoing UK-wide haulier issues.
“We are currently facing some challenges with hauliers due to Brexit and lockdown, so being able to fill gaps in our surplus supply is invaluable to our operation and the Londoners we serve. With this donation from Khalsa Aid, we bought apples, oranges, pears, grapes, onions and carrots. Donations like this empower us to supply a constant and consistent level of food for Londoners in need.”
“It was brilliant to get so much quality fruit and veg in our recent delivery from Felix/Khalsa Aid. Fresh food is really important for our clients, who struggle to find that kind of nutrition elsewhere. We are really grateful to The Felix Project and Khalsa Aid International”.
The Felix Project distributed the equivalent of 32 million meals last year to 1,119 community organizations and over 170 schools across every London borough. Half of these meals went to organizations supporting those in the top fifth most deprived areas in London.
For more information, visit www.thefelixproject.org.