They will also provide the overall strategy for deployment of the Cargill RizqBank and Rizq Xchange as part of this growing initiative.Ĭargill's 155,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Rizq will manage the on-ground deployment and operations of this innovative model. Cargill employees will also actively engage as volunteers at the Cargill RizqBank.

The day is not far when every household in Pakistan will be food-secure and no growth will be stunted.'įurthering its corporate purpose of nourishing communities in a safe, responsible and sustainable way, Cargill has played a pivotal role in the program's seed funding and will assist Rizq with technical advisory services to run and expand the food bank operations. This partnership has enabled our collective measures to reach broader communities and empower them with food security in a very short period of time.

Musa Aamir said, 'We are thankful to Cargill Pakistan for joining with Rizq on its mission to make a hunger-free Pakistan.

The establishment of a RizqBank in Lyari, Karachi will effectively serve as a roadmap for interested stakeholders to come together and further create self-sustaining communities across the nation. This model once established in Lyari, Karachi, will also be cascaded at key locations nationwide through this partnership.Įxpressing his opinion on the collaboration, CEO Rizq Mr. Rizq XChange platform will be a true depiction of connectivity, measurable impact, and transparency of food philanthropy in Pakistan. The Rizq XChange, backed by its cloud-food banking technology, aims to connect a consortium of stakeholders including (but is not limited to) NGOs, corporations, schools, restaurants, hospitals, and universities as well as volunteer programs from all walks of society to reach verified beneficiaries in real-time through a nationwide network of RizqBanks. Phase Two of the program will establish Rizq Xchange, a collaborative effort of different stakeholders to mobilize resources to create a hunger-free nation. Cargill is proud to partner with Rizq for enabling an ecosystem to alleviate hunger and malnutrition from Pakistan. The Covid19 pandemic has further exacerbated the situation to alarming levels.' He further said, 'To date, 15 Cargill Rizqbanks have been established through which we have served over 10 million meals, saved over a million kilos of food, incubated over 1000 families and distributed over 70,000 food packs to those in need. Lastly, the Rizq Future Generation Program, under which volunteer programs comprising of youth from schools and universities are deployed to support activities of zero food waste and work towards a hunger-free Pakistan.Ĭommenting on the partnership, Imran Nasrullah, President, Cargill Pakistan, said, 'Like many developing countries, Pakistan faces a food security crisis where millions of families go to bed hungry every day. The RizqBachao initiative looks into the collection, storage and distribution of excess food to low-income households. RizqRation will identify and deliver monthly food supplies to food insecure families. Under RizqDaiq, food will be distributed within the community daily. It will contribute with its four key services, RizqDaig, RizqRation, RizqBachao and Rizq Future Generation Program to end food insecurity and hunger in Lyari. It also empowers and educates the community members and partner agencies with training and workshops. The RizqBanks are storage facilities to save and channelize fresh and dry food. Cargill & Rizq Join Hands to Create a Hunger-Free Pakistan

Joining hands against hunger