- Why? -
Israel is getting poorer and hungrier – 1.7 million Israelis – equivalent to 22% of the population – live below the poverty line.
It has one of the highest poverty level of all OECD member countries.
The result is ‘food insecurity’, or hunger in simple terms. Poverty sees families forced to choose between food and rent, schoolbooks, heating or medicine. About half opt for less food.
Manna is the UK Branch of Meir Panim.
This is what Meir Panim delivered in 2017:
5,300
Food Shopping Cards
100,000
Food Packages
3
Power of Giving Warehouses helping 7,500 families
500,000
Hot meals served at our network of 6 Food Centres
189,000
Meals on Wheels
67,000
Meals to schools and After School Clubs