Axis 1 – Urban Harvest
The Urban Harvest, developed by Solidarity Route Project, has been the main axis of Prato Cheio’s work, and was the project that gave rise to the organization 23 years ago. The Project is responsible for the organization for the organization's success in its work to combat food waste.
Axis 2 – Education and Systematization of Knowledge
Education projects such as Solidarity Workshops Project and the Prato Cheio para Todos Project make up a second axis of work that seeks to permanently systematize the accumulated knowledge and generate content for different audiences with the aim of educating people to promote good practices in food consumption
Axis 3 – Sustainable Development.
A third axis of development, with the Perdas Project, Includes actions to support and promote a sustainable food system.
ROTA SOLIDÁRIA PROJECT
Food collected and donated in 2023:
653,508 kg
BENEFICIARIES
33,597 people weekly
ORGANIZATIONS SERVED
81 Benefited Charities
WEEKLY ROUTES
58 Routes
DONORS
85 Companies
COLLECTION SINCE THE FOUNDATION
+5,000 Tons
The Solidarity Route Project Involves collecting and distributing food through Urban Harvest (collection of fresh food that would otherwise be discarded and its subsequent transfer to social assistance institutions).
This has been the Association's main axis of action and is largely responsible for Prato Cheio's success in its work to combat food waste and hunger, benefiting thousands of people in socially vulnerable situations.
It aims to raise awareness among establishments in the food segment (industries, retailers, wholesalers and producers) to reduce waste, coordinating a food collection and distribution system.
It is a continuous work of prospecting new donors and new partner institutions and implementing logistics processlogistic processes connecting food donors and social institutions. During 23 years of operation, Prato Cheio has collected and donated more than 5 million kilos of food! Follow our results via Annual Activity Reports.
SOLIDARITY WORKSHOPS PROJECT
VIRTUAL CLASSES
12 CLASSES
culinary workshops
17 workshops
PARTICIPANTS
1,547 participants
CLASS THEMES
Class Subjects, Good Manufacturing Practices, Culinary techniques and recipes to reduce food waste
DISTANCE LEARNING PLATFORM
1,703 hits
Since 2016, the following have been assessed:
6,180 people
AND THE AVERAGE RESULTS POINT TO A PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT, ALL THESE YEARS, ABOUT:
33% OVERWEIGHT
1% MALNUTRITED
66% EUTROPHIC
Results
In extreme cases, nutrition clinics of partner universities are recommended.
The Solidarity Workshops Project is an important part of Prato Cheio's action, as it aims To ensure that the food donated to institutions is used to prepare meals avoiding food waste.
The Solidarity Workshops Project holds free monthly culinary workshops for cooks from partner institutions. The workshops were held in the dietetics laboratory of the Faculty of Public Health-USP and the Universidade Cidade de São Paulo-Unicid.
Other activities developed, such as anthropometric assessments of those served and nutritional education of beneficiaries of partner institutions are part of the Project.
PRATO CHEIO PARA TODOS PROJECT
The Associação Prato Cheio launched campaigns, published educational and informative content, held meetings, gave courses and lectures. Restructured the institutional website, published various content on social media and YouTube. Always with the aim of raising awareness and bringing the knowledge accumulated in more than 20 years of operation to the greatest number of people.
+7,500 followers
Participation in the APAS Show (@apasshow), the largest supermarket fair in the world, in which the partnership agreement was signed between Associação Paulista de Supermercados (@apas.sp) and Prato Cheio.
The Rota Solidária Project was one of the “7 innovative programs for the nutritional health of children and adolescents” presented in the Special Edition of the Stanford Social Innovation Review Brazil Magazine, in partnership with the José Luiz Egydio Setúbal Foundation.
Launch of the Distance Education Platform. Content aimed at encouraging the production of tasty, healthy and safe meals. And with less food waste. Check it out at cursos.pratocheio.org.br
2023 Highlight Award from the Cargill Foundation. The ceremony took place on @fundacaocargill's 50th anniversary and the winning project was “Prato Cheio para Todos”, Prato Cheio's course platform.
Municipal Seal of Human Rights and Diversity Award in the Food and Nutrition Security category with the Rota Solidária Project!
The Prato Cheio para Todos Project aims to promote awareness among the general public about healthy eating, reducing waste and making full use of food through educational practices. It provides for lectures and culinary workshops at events, seminars, fairs and other gatherings.
It contributes to the engagement of volunteers and raises awareness of private sector organizations to exercise social responsibility.
PERDAS PROJECT
- Identification of actions taken by food retailers to reduce Food Losses and Waste (PDAs).
- Presentation of results at the Loss Prevention Committee of ABRAS (Brazilian Supermarket Association) to representatives of several retail chains in Brazil.
- Contact with representatives of retail companies and associations to expand the project and apply the methodology to other companies.
- Preparation of teaching material to be made available to the public free of charge on the Associação Prato Cheio website.
Perdas Project aims to apply Food Loss and Waste measurement instruments (FLW) to support retailers in diagnosing losses and thus establishing strategies for reducing them, promoting the construction of more sustainable and fair production chains. Long-term project, to be carried out in different stages and in partnership with the food retail sector.
Follow the results of our Projects, learn about Annual Activity Reports!
