This field visit to Food Aid Hub Centro (IBVA - Hub Solidando) offers an inside look at one of Milan's food aid hubs and social market managed by the non-profit organisation IBVA, part of the larger network of the Food Aid Hubs System.
The visit showcases the Solidando Model, the Hub's logistics and operations, the inclusive social bakery Panificando, and initiatives connecting local producers and communities.
It ends with a networking aperitif featuring local, seasonal products, highlighting solidarity-driven innovation and Milan's food culture.
Transfer
The transfer is organised by the MUFPP by private bus. Please make sure to be at the pick-up point at the time indicated below.
Pick-up point: Via Larga 15, at 5:30 pm
No return trip included.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda |
| 6:00 pm | Welcome and Introduction Gerolamo Caccia Dominioni, President of IBVA Foundation & Anna Scavuzzo, Vice Mayor of Milan in charge of Food Policy |
| 6:15 pm | Guided Tour and Storytelling of the Hub - History of IBVA and its ties to Milan - Visit to the Solidando Social Market and brief explanation - Presentantion of logistics and supply network |
| 6:45 pm | Thematic Focus Sessions - Panificando: social bakery and inclusion project - Il Mercato: connecting local producers and communities - Food waste prevention and circular economy projects - Volunteering and community engagement |
| 7:15 pm | Discussion and Q&A - Interactive exchange of best practices and experiences |
| 7:30 pm | Networking Aperitif Tasting of local, seasonal products with an informal networking moment |
| 8:00 pm | Closure |
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