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Our principles Awards
Supporting Ukrainians
fleeing the war
Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused
one-third of Ukrainians to leave their homes and
in July the UN estimated over 6 million people
were displaced internally, with a similar number of
refugees fleeing to countries across Europe.
To provide support where it is most needed, in
April 2022 we started supporting Hope4, who are
working in Moldova and other European countries
to provide shelter and safety for displaced
Ukrainian refugees.
So far we have donated three shipments of much
needed stock, with a value of approximately
£150,000. Supplies included soup, cereals, porridge
and potatoes to help feed the refugee families
currently sheltered in Moldova. These large
consignments were transported by Hope4's wider
network, who were already delivering to
Poland and surrounding areas. Watch this
video to see our supplies being delivered
to one of the shelters we supported.
Toilet Twinning
We continue to twin our toilets via Toilet Twinning,
with an additional five toilets twinned since
2020/21, taking our grand total to 44 (as at 30
June 2022). Anyone visiting a Bidfood depot or
offices is likely to come across a twinning certificate
hanging above a WC, and we're really pleased that
our employees continue to support this worthy
initiative.
Every £60 that is donated to the Toilet Twinning
scheme helps fund a project in a poor community
that will enable families to build a basic toilet,
access clean water and learn more about hygiene.
Currently two billion people don't have somewhere
safe and hygienic to go to the toilet and the lack
of a loo makes women and girls a target for sexual
attack as they relieve themselves in the open, late
at night (WHO/UNICEF).
Our communities
The Toilet Twinning
scheme enabling families
in poor communities to
build a basic toilet
£150,000
worth of supplies
sent to Ukraine
44
toilets
twinned by
Bidfood so far
Click here to see examples of what's
been going on at some of our depots