Luxembourg company F4A - Food4All has announced that it raised €8,000 for Stëmm vun der Strooss, a local non-profit association which supports homeless people and vulnerable members of society.

Despite the uncertainty brought by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, F4A wanted to end 2020 on a positive note by announcing the donation of €8,000 to Stëmm vun der Strooss. F4A kicked off its crowdfunding campaign on 25 March 2020 and, on 16 December 2020, handed over a cheque for the sum raised to the charity. On this occasion, Ilana Devillers, F4A's CEO and founder, and Alexandra Oxacelay, managing director of Stëmm vun der Strooss, shared their thoughts and ideas about the collaboration between the two entities, which are driven by two common goals: helping people in need and fighting against food waste.  

Through this fundraising initiative, F4A wanted to support the activities of Stëmm vun der Strooss, an association that remained faithful to its mission even during lockdown in Luxembourg. The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly affected the disadvantaged, who have found themselves more isolated than ever and even more dependent on the associations' services. F4A expressed pride in seeing that its effort in collecting donations had borne fruit and will help a good cause.

As stated by Ilana Devillers when interviewing Alexandra Oxacelay: "Solidarity is key, we are proud to be Luxembourgish, proud to be in Luxembourg, and we are even prouder that you are doing this on a daily basis, helping people in need (...) and bringing light and joy to peoples' lives". 

F4A's (and the campaign supporters) donation will be used for the maintenance of Stëmm vun der Strooss' food distribution and pick-up lorry which is essential for the seamless operation of the association's daily activities, including the collection and distribution of products close to expiry in supermarkets, food packages and clothes.

Alexandra Oxacelay commented: "Thank you for your help and I hope people will follow your initiative (...) for me you are an example to follow".