#SOLIDARSOCIAL
The #Solidar Social program was initiated in 2020 in response to the emergency generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued in 2022 during the refugee crisis in Ukraine. In both cases, the program operated on the basis of volunteerism and donations in products and food from individual donors, companies but also international humanitarian organizations.
"I started #SolidarSocial in one breath, I didn't have to think about it, it was a spur of the moment decision, together with my wife. I really thought that many of my friends and co-workers would support me, that there would be companies in the industry who would donate leftover food and employees in the industry who would want to volunteer. But I never imagined for a second that this campaign would be this big. Both acquaintances and people I had never interacted with joined the project on a daily basis, and our cooking and delivery capacity was constantly growing. It was the kind of experience that somehow changes your world view, gives you the belief that even in the darkest scenario, there is that famous light that we are all waiting for."
100.000
servings of food
87
tons of cooked food
11.574
km traveled
for delivery
55
of sponsors
"I came with my colleagues, volunteering with World Central Kitchen, Chef Jose Andreas' organization. It's a pretty big organization that serves hot food to people in conflict zones. We already have two years of experience in our Solidar Social program, because since the beginning of the pandemic we've been doing this for two years; and we joined forces with World Central Kitchen, to help the refugees coming from Ukraine, to help them feel good for at least a minute, eating a hot soup or stew before they go on their way." - Chef Hădean
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