Mayor’s priorities and proposals
Figure 15: There are 57 Foodbanks are under the Trussell Trust organisation in London. (Trussell Trust, 2020)
Based on my calculation in London, excluding the greater London area, there are a total of 57 foodbanks in London. (Figure 15) It considers a healthy number as the average of each borough of London is about 1.78 with a minimum of 1 foodbank in each London borough. According to Beyond the Foodbank report, there are a lot of food poverty action plan being line up. I was interested in highlighting out the success Borough of London under the Action Plan and see whether there is any opportunity using the community to petition and apply foodbank as a program in the borough.
Figure 16 : Strategic food poverty action plan in each borough. (Beyond Food Bank, 2019)
Mayor of London suggests that each council should download Sustain’s Guide and review examples of other areas’ plans. Besides, the council should hold an initial workshop or summit bringing together a wide range of organisations addressing food poverty. Moreover, the Mayor of London advice each council try to carry out a needs analysis and map current activities across the borough. (Figure 16) If possible, publish a plan agreed with a wide range of stakeholders committed to taking action and monitor and report on progress over time. (Reynolds, 2009)
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