Carrefour Romania donates over 270 tons of products to the Romanian Red Cross and FARA Foundation for Ukrainian refugees

Carrefour Romania and the Carrefour Foundation support the efforts of the Romanian Red Cross and the FARA Foundation to provide support to Ukrainian refugees at four border crossing points in Satu Mare, Maramureș, Suceava and Tulcea counties. The donations will be used by the two NGOs to provide over 270 tons of food and hygiene products to civilians entering the country. At the same time, with the support of Carrefour Romania, the FARA Foundation will arrange two refugee reception centers, with a total capacity of 24 places, in Suceava, respectively in Cacica, Suceava County, currently the busiest entry point in the country. 

According to data from the Romanian Red Cross, over 50,000 refugees have crossed the border into Romania since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. In a spirit of solidarity with them, Carrefour Romania and the Carrefour Foundation are coordinating their support actions both with local partners from the non-governmental sector, as well as with colleagues from Carrefour Poland, for a more comprehensive impact at two of Ukraine’s most important borders. 

The over 270 tons of food and hygiene products donated by Carrefour Romania target approximately 3,000 beneficiaries. To these are added refugees in transit who will be able to receive shelter and products of immediate necessity in the two centers planned by the FARA Foundation, with a capacity of 24 places, as well as several hundred others who will have access to psychological counseling here. 

“We are at a point where passivity is not an option, where solidarity and mobilization at societal level must prevail. We are inspired by the Romanians who went to greet their neighbors across the border with an open heart and we want the latter to find in Romania not only security, but also the best possible conditions. We are therefore working with Ukrainian refugees and are providing civil society with the tools it needs to best support their humanitarian actions. We will remain vigilant in the coming period to be close to partner organizations and vulnerable groups so that we can contribute effectively and in an organized manner to meeting their essential needs.”, said Alina Gamauf, HR, Corporate Affairs & CSR Director Carrefour Romania. 

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“For more than 20 years, in case of humanitarian emergencies, the Carrefour Foundation has supported NGOs on the ground. With the Group, it is our mission to be at their side in such critical times. We are in daily contact with the Carrefour teams” said – Marie-Astrid Raoult, Director of the Carrefour Foundation. 

In addition, all the food products collected in Carrefour stores in the coming period through the Food Bank (Banca de Alimente), one of the most long-standing programs carried out in partnership with the Romanian Red Cross, will be redirected to refugees. The Food Bank – a national solidarity network through which clients have access to good deeds – helps disadvantaged persons, with last year over 14,100 kg of food being collected to help 2,100 persons in need. 

“In this period of tension and unrest, our priority is to help the Ukrainian citizens who reach the territory of Romania, but also the population that remains in the country. People caught in the middle of these events need to be supported and protected. Their lives depend on the involvement of good people and institutions that can help them. We are grateful to our traditional partner Carrefour Romania for the continuous support of our organization and those who urgently need help”, said Ioan – Silviu Lefter, General Manager of the Romanian Red Cross. 

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“In difficult times, more than ever, solidarity is the way we can help those forced to flee their country in face of war, overwhelmed by the pain of leaving loved ones and their lives behind. Through this initiative, together with Carrefour, we can be with mothers, children and family members who have managed to cross the borders of Ukraine and who need shelter and support”, added Roxana Girip, Executive Director of FARA Foundation.