Switzerland, December 2021 Emergency food aid is still very necessary. The foodbank “Partage” helps 15,000 people per week. Volunteers from Geneva and Lausanne helped pack non-perishable food into individual bags for “Partage” as they did once a month since June...
Switzerland, February 2021 It was our first assignment in the warehouse of the food bank Tischlein Deck Dich (the Wishing Table). We helped sort vegetables and fruit, separating the spoiled from the edible, which had been picked up by the organization’s trucks...
Switzerland, December 2020 This was the sixth time that volunteers from the Know Thyself as Soul Geneva and Lausanne gave a helping hand to the food bank Partage in Geneva. We assisted in preparing nearly 6,000 bags of non-perishable food for people in need. Each...
Switzerland, May 2020 In early May, images of hundreds of people queuing for food parcels in Geneva caused a stir in the media. The consequences of COVID-19 had hit the poorest in Switzerland. About 3,000 people are currently receiving a bag of basic food items once a...
Switzerland, December 2019 The Soupe Populaire (soup kitchen) is an organisation in Lausanne that offers a daily hot meal to less fortunate people in society. In early December, the volunteers in the French-speaking part of Switzerland joined forces to support Soupe...
