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Meet Bristol’s hero tackling food poverty
In a new campaign run by the Global Goals Centre, a new local hero is being celebrated every week for their work to tackle poverty, inequality and climate change.
In the second week of the campaign, the focus of the Sustainable Development Goals is eliminating hunger and ensuring food supplies for all.
Bristol’s hero, who has been taking positive action to tackle the issue, is Wendy Baverstock – who works for Henry and Brentry Community Centre.
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Over the course of the pandemic, Wendy has been coordinating food response during the pandemic in her locality: running a community fridge, collecting surplus food from supermarkets 5-days per week, parcels from FareShare.
Wendy said: “We redistribute supermarket food, which would otherwise be classed as waste. We do fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, we’ve also got some fresh freezer items as well. We redistribute them to our local wider community. It’s very important because when you’re in the lockdown, you realise there are a lot of people who are struggling with food poverty.”
The Global Goals Centre is an education charity using creative ways to inspire a fairer, greener future, has worked in partnership with 17 local community organisations, Bristol24/7’s Better Bristol and creative agency Tusko, to create this campaign, which is supported by Bristol City Council and the Bristol Climate Hub.
A series of 17 short videos, one for each of the 17 Global Goals, are being released from Tuesday 6th July. Each one highlights a Bristol hero who is doing something inspiring to help reach that Goal.
To learn more about the campaign and get inspired about how you can contribute to a more sustainable Bristol, visit www.globalgoalscentre.org/bristol-17
Main photo: Global Goals Centre/ Tusko
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