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Le Chainon Manquant
Anti-waste for a healthy and varied diet for all
FoodCircular economyÎle-de-France
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4,182 €20,000 €
1720 Captains
Challenge
Less waste, more sharing!
In the 21st century, in France, 8 million people can't afford to feed themselves according to their needs- and food insecurity continues to grow with successive crises! At the same time, 10 million tons of food are thrown away or lost every year. This makes no sense at all!
In the 21st century, in France, 8 million people can't afford to feed themselves according to their needs- and food insecurity continues to grow with successive crises! At the same time, 10 million tons of food are thrown away or lost every year. This makes no sense at all!
Faced with this France of full garbage cans and empty fridges, how better to make the link between those who have too much and those in need?
Solution
Complementing historical solutions, the association offers a local, reliable and responsive food donation scheme, adapted to fresh and fragile produce. Every day, volunteers from the Le Chainon Manquant association collect quality food surpluses from professionals - from the community or event catering or local shops - and then immediately redistribute them, on a cold link basis, to people in difficulty via a network of nearby partner associations. Its mission thus meets the dual challenge of fighting against food waste,in particular from rapidly perishable products, and solidarity,for healthy, varied, quality food for all!
Recent result
In 2021, more than 200 tonnes of food were saved from destruction and the equivalent of 450,000 meals were redistributed to frontline associations and the thousands of people in precarious situations they support.
The money will be used for
The two years of Covid 2020/2021 have marked an important turning point for this association, which has doubled its volume of activity to meet growing needs in the field. To maintain this level of activity, it absolutely must restructure its logistics. The sums collected will benefit the association's Ile-de-France branch, and will be used to finance the rental, refurbishment and fitting out of two storage points in Ile-de-France where transport crates and food bins can be cleaned and stored - under the right hygienic conditions.
If the amounts collected exceed the first level, this will enable them to cover a greater proportion of their various logistical costs, which are exploding with the energy crisis.
If the amounts collected exceed the first level, this will enable them to cover a greater proportion of their various logistical costs, which are exploding with the energy crisis.
Goal
With an initial target of €5,000, the association would like to create two logistical anchor points for the association in and around Paris. The locations have been identified. A restructuring of its logistics is essential to maintain and better ensure its mission of collecting and redistributing around 300,000 fresh meals/year in the Ile-de-France region.
C/o Les Canaux 6 Quai de la Seine , 75019 Paris, France
Le Chaînon Manquant: anti-gaspi for a healthy and varied diet for all!
As a grassroots association, Le Chaînon Manquant collects fresh or fragile surpluses from professionals - event organizers, company restaurants, central kitchens, local shops etc. - to donate them to charities in need of fresh produce.
While 8 million people - and soon more - can't afford to eat what they need, we still waste 10 million tons of food every year. It just doesn't make sense!
Every day, the association's volunteers collect high-quality surplus food in Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux, and redistribute it immediately to nearby shelters, using the cold chain. In this way, the association brings almost 500,000 meals a year to those who need them most: fresh produce, essential for a healthy and varied diet, a little pleasure to share, and time to better build one's future in society.
2015: Winner of the first edition of the "Cap sur l'économie circulaire" prize
2016: Winner of the ANTIGASPI projects of the City of Paris participatory budget
2017: Winner of the Promotion des Acteurs du Paris Durable
2017: ScaleChanger Laureate at the Convergences World Forum for a 3-Zero World
2018: ESS Innovation Award - Paris Ouest La Défense
2018: Prix Structure à finalité sociale - Pro Bono Lab
2019: Médaille de La Ville de Paris
2021: Trophée REGAL Nouvelle-Aquitaine
While 8 million people - and soon more - can't afford to eat what they need, we still waste 10 million tons of food every year. It just doesn't make sense!
Every day, the association's volunteers collect high-quality surplus food in Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux, and redistribute it immediately to nearby shelters, using the cold chain. In this way, the association brings almost 500,000 meals a year to those who need them most: fresh produce, essential for a healthy and varied diet, a little pleasure to share, and time to better build one's future in society.
2015: Winner of the first edition of the "Cap sur l'économie circulaire" prize
2016: Winner of the ANTIGASPI projects of the City of Paris participatory budget
2017: Winner of the Promotion des Acteurs du Paris Durable
2017: ScaleChanger Laureate at the Convergences World Forum for a 3-Zero World
2018: ESS Innovation Award - Paris Ouest La Défense
2018: Prix Structure à finalité sociale - Pro Bono Lab
2019: Médaille de La Ville de Paris
2021: Trophée REGAL Nouvelle-Aquitaine
October 16, 2023 - National day against food waste
October 16 is National Day against Food Waste: a day to highlight the progress and efforts still to be made, individually and collectively, to reduce food waste in France. ♻️🥗
On this occasion, we invite you to discover the tribune published in Le Monde on September 29, signed by a number of anti-waste, solidarity and sustainable food players (including our president, Valérie). For us, it's a question of encouraging the public authorities to put all the players concerned back around the table:
-> to address the problems - and in particular the drop in the quantity and quality of donations offered to associations to the detriment of the most vulnerable populations,
-> to go further in raising awareness among players, enforcing regulations and developing collective resources and tools,
-> to give new impetus to the fight against food waste, in particular by relaunching the National pact to combat food waste at a standstill since 2020,💪
Find here the complete tribune and the list of signatories in free access:
Tribune Le Monde / Journée contre gaspillage
On this occasion, we invite you to discover the tribune published in Le Monde on September 29, signed by a number of anti-waste, solidarity and sustainable food players (including our president, Valérie). For us, it's a question of encouraging the public authorities to put all the players concerned back around the table:
-> to address the problems - and in particular the drop in the quantity and quality of donations offered to associations to the detriment of the most vulnerable populations,
-> to go further in raising awareness among players, enforcing regulations and developing collective resources and tools,
-> to give new impetus to the fight against food waste, in particular by relaunching the National pact to combat food waste at a standstill since 2020,💪
Find here the complete tribune and the list of signatories in free access:
Tribune Le Monde / Journée contre gaspillage
Le Chaînon Manquant compte beaucoup sur ses soutiens, tant financiers qu'opérationnels, pour continuer à lutter contre le gaspillage et la précarité alimentaires en ces temps difficiles pour tous. Certains partenaires nous soutiennent d'ailleurs bien au-delà du simple don alimentaire ; c'est le cas de la FFT, qui met aujourd'hui notre action conjointe sur le devant de la scène 🎬
Rendue possible par la générosité et l'engagement de nos soutiens (partenaires, donateurs, bénévoles...), l'action du Chaînon Manquant a pour objectif de mettre la lutte anti-gaspi au service de la solidarité, en allant collecter des denrées de qualité partout où il y en a, afin de continuer à répondre aux besoins grandissants en produits frais des personnes en situation de précarité alimentaire 🥗🥕
C'est pour cela que certains partenariats nous sont particulièrement précieux ... Comme celui qui lie LCM à la Fédération Française de Tennis depuis 2014 ! L'équipe a abordé la rentrée sur les chapeaux de roue, en agissant à nouveau aux côtés de la FFT pour revaloriser les invendus de l'événement de septembre : le Greenweez Paris Major 2023 ! 🎾 Cette année, grande nouveauté : notre association bénéficiait d’un don en caisse à la boutique du stade de Roland-Garros, pour que les visiteurs puissent s’impliquer eux-aussi dans la démarche ✨
Un immense merci à nos partenaires et donateurs, dont nous avons plus que jamais besoin en ces temps difficiles 🙏🏻
Découvrez le partenariat et notre action sur le Greenweez Paris Major 2023 en cliquant sur le lien vidéo 😀
LCM RG 2023Le Chaînon Manquant : Anti-gaspi and solidarity partner of the Roland Garros Tournament
"Thanks to the support of our partners and loyal donors, this year's Chaînon manquant once again worked wonders at the French Open 🎾!
During three weeks, our volunteers and employees took turns in the wee hours of the morning - and sometimes several times a day - to collect the equivalent of 10500 meals of fresh produce for over 20 beneficiary associations in the Ile-de-France region! 💪
A HUGE THANK YOU to all those who support us, financially and humanely, in this great adventure in the service of others and the planet 🙏🏻
As a bonus, a small photo of the team invited on May 25 by the FFT for a memorable qualifying match.
During three weeks, our volunteers and employees took turns in the wee hours of the morning - and sometimes several times a day - to collect the equivalent of 10500 meals of fresh produce for over 20 beneficiary associations in the Ile-de-France region! 💪
A HUGE THANK YOU to all those who support us, financially and humanely, in this great adventure in the service of others and the planet 🙏🏻
As a bonus, a small photo of the team invited on May 25 by the FFT for a memorable qualifying match.
Vue Victoria🙏 A huge THANK YOU to the Captains of 2CFINANCE, our very first supporters in the Captain Cause adventure!
Thanks to the 1778.35 Euros raised on Earth Day last April 22, our logistics team has moved into a new office!
A 15 m2 office just for us, to meet, organize our tours, receive our volunteers, call our professional partners, respond to associations ... A base camp at Les Arches Citoyennes right in the heart of Paris, right next to the Hôtel de Ville, in an ecosystem full of promise and rich in actors committed to a better future! Not a bad view, eh?
The first donations received already cover more than 5 months' rent (special association rate) and allow us to see ahead. THANK YOU :-)
Our needs related to cleaning or storing our crates and transport bins remain unmet - the place pre-identified for this in Nanterre burnt down (!) - but it's a great start and we already feel much stronger to pursue our antigaspi and solidarity mission.
THANK YOU CAPTAINS!!