This past December 8th marked the launch of the Honduras Food Bank, founded by CALI VI Fellow, Mey Lang Hung. The project, which has been successfully replicated in other parts of the world, was presented in Tegucigalpa’s Marriot Hotel. Although the project has been initially established solely in Tegucigalpa, the plan is to bring it to San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and other parts of the country as well.

The Food Bank seeks companies and industries willing to donate food and personal items. The food and articles are then packaged and distributed at small fraction of their real cost, 12%. These packages are distributed to organizations of direct assistance. These organizations are formally registered, fulfill certain requisites and guarantee that the donated items will be taken to Honduras neediest. The project will benefit over 12,000 families.

Besides Mey, who represented the civil society sector at the head table, two other Honduran Fellows were also representing other sectors of society. Aline Flores, represented the private sector and JacoboRegalado represented the government sector. Also present were CALI’s Michael Dieckmann and Gabriel Delgado.

A big congratulation to Mey, and to the rest of the Fellows in attendance for their compromise and continuous support to this great project!