Lifeafterhummus

Lifeafterhummus provides food aid by operating a social supermarket and re-use centre for 80 local households and a redistribution network that supports 11 local hostels, 1 after-school club and a faith group.

Lifeafterhummus received funding for the 2018-19 funding year to deliver 14 Food Waste Cooking Club Socials and four London Clothing Swap events aiming to engage residents in food waste prevention and textiles waste reduction respectively. Surplus ingredients were collected by coordinators and volunteers on an electric cargo bicycle, funded as part of the project. The electric cargo bicycle was also used to transport items for the monthly swap and to take items that could no longer be used to the recycling centre in Kentish Town. 

408 people attended the 12 food waste workshops and 1.8 tonnes of food waste were directly diverted as a result. As for the clothes swaps, 88 people attended the four events and 30kg of textile waste was diverted. Qualitative feedback indicated that 94% of the attendees are going to reuse, repair or upcycle as a result of attending the events, all of the respondents reported that they will be sharing their learnings with others whilst 93% believe that their attendance at the events saved them money. 

For more information about Lifeafterhummus please see their website.