Food4All

Developing an expanding network of community fridges in vulnerable London locales

Food price rises have put huge pressure on Londoners’ budgets, especially low-income Londoners who have to spend a higher proportion of their income on food.

The project aims to contribute to addressing food poverty, exacerbated by the Cost of Living Crisis, while contributing to the reduction of food waste. To address this ongoing issue, the team will place community fridges across London, especially in areas with the highest levels of food poverty and the inability to access local food banks.

From a recent Financial Literacy Workshop at a primary school in Enfield (January 2025) - Issac Kalonji and Belinda Ng from Hub II

New fridge location at Community Trust in East London (March 2024) - Isaac Kalonji, Belinda Ng and Saheela Mohammad from London Hub II

Project Objectives

Developing an expanding network of community fridges through partnering with community centres in underserved locales in London
Delivering accessible and engaging food health and sustainability education to the local community

Collaborators

Hubbub (Fridge logistics resource providor and community network builder)
Community Trust (Stockwell) (fridge placement partner)
Oxford House (Bethnal Green) (fridge placement partner)
Some more to come this summer!

Alignment with WEF-GSC Impact Areas

Deliver Basic Needs: enabling access to affordable food supply
Create Inclusive Communities: making hunger less of an issue for struggling families in London