Everyday the volunteers of „Maisto bankas“ collect food that is suitable for using (for example, bread, milk, meat, fruits, vegetables, etc.) from several hundreds of shops and other sponsors such as producers, centers of logistics and farmers. Organizing and distributing the food support 6 days per week is an initiative of a growing team of volunteers which has 378 constant members and during the special projects of „Maisto bankas“ the number of volunteers rises up to 8 000.
We honestly appreciate each of our volunteers and we also are happy to work with employees that are coordinated by the probation institution, but we have to protect ourselves from illegal actions that might take place during organization of food. For this purpose, we‘ve implemented the system of volunteer selection and we installed a route fixation equipment in our vehicles.
A growing amount of food, a huge number of temporary employees/volunteers and a stream of support recipients requires additional tools of prevention in warehouses. A break-in that happened in 2014, in one of the sharing spots, reminds us that we have to strengthen the protection not only in the daytime, but also in the night time.
About the Project. The aim of this project is to install the premises tracking system in three warehouses of “Maisto bankas“ in order to ensure safety and expedient use of food products that were donated to the people in need. Activities of „Maisto bankas“ would become even more transparent and it would encourage society‘s trust. After the installation of equipment, work in “Maisto bankas“ can be monitored every time of the day/night, even in a remote way. There will also be a possibility to watch the recordings in the video archive.
The donations will be allocated for buying and installing video cameras. The project will be implemented in 2 stages. Firstly, tracking systems will be installed in the warehouse in Kaunas. Secondly, they will be installed in the warehouses of Klaipėda and Panevėžys. “Maisto bankas“ regional support coordinators will be responsible for the implementation of this project.