-About food waste-

In this blog, I'm gonna compare two organizations; Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) and Food For All (FFA).

◯What are some of the features that the groups have in common and how do they differ...in their approaches, activities, reasons for their existence, etc.? 

Common features: Both organizations provide "Food Bank" and they distribute the meal to homelessness every week. Also, they provide the lecture.
Different features: FFA learn musical instruments. FFA is based on philosophy of community self- help. 2HJ deliver the food to house. 2HJ cooperate with some company.


◯What are the main activities or events that these groups carry out?
FFA: distribute food to homelessness / food served to guests at their free spiritual program every friday / collect food donated to the charity
2HJ: distribute a warm meal for homelessness at Ueno park every saturday (Harvest Kitchen) / provide foods for people who don't have enough food because of economical poverty (Harvest Pantry) / take back and deliver food which is scraped even we can eat to some welfare centers and institution for homelessness or maltreated children (Food Bank) / offer the lecture to spread "food bank" in Japan


◯From what you saw on their web sites, what surprised or interested you the most? 
I was so surprised that the food loss amount is same as the annual production of rice.
Also, Japanese self-sufficiency rate of food is so low, and we depend the import. However we scrap 17,880,000t in a year. There are 20,000,000 people who is lower than the poverty line.


◯How would you be able to offer help to either organisation -- as a volunteer or supporter? 
I think it is important for everyone to know the original state. Also we can donate food from internet site of 2HJ.
◯Which group seems to be more active? Why do you think so?
I think 2HJ seems to be more active. Because, they cooperate with many companies and it is persuasive. Also this organization is the first food bank in Japan, and it is easy to donate by internet site from anywhere.