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The hunger pandemic in Madrid and Barcelona

It is in the popular districts of large cities such as Raval de Barcelona and Vallecas in Madrid that more families are concentrated, which the covid-19 has left in poverty, this is due to the higher population density and the rate of people that they already lived on a precarious or submerged economy. Municipal social assistance, parishes, entities and NGOs have registered an avalanche of requests for help of all kinds that almost double that which already existed previously.

In times of the pandemic, the slump in the economy that has cut incomes dead is fattening up the most vulnerable working class. For many to whom economic aid is taking a long time to arrive, the only solution is to go looking for food from social entities that, together with food banks, work overtime to supply the requests that have overwhelmed them, and new profiles of users who, due to this health crisis, have crossed the poverty line and ask for help for the first time.



Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the covid-19
(Dani Duch)

Pick up of food and coffee and in the church of Santa Anna (Barcelona) there are queues from 9 to 11.30 that add up to more than two hundred people.

Pick up of food and coffee and in the church of Santa Anna (Barcelona) there are queues from 9 to 11.30 that add up to more than two hundred people.
(Ana Jiménez)

Dining room San Jose that depends on the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the covid-19.

Dining room San Jose that depends on the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the covid-19.
(Dani Duch)

Food collection in the church of Santa Anna (Barcelona) queues of about two hundred people form between 9 am to 11.30 am each morning.

Food collection in the church of Santa Anna (Barcelona) queues of about two hundred people form between 9 am to 11.30 am each morning.
(Ana Jiménez)




A woman waits her turn to take food in the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the covid-19

A woman waits her turn to take food in the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the covid-19
(Dani Duch)

Long lines to collect food from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Santa Anna church (Barcelona) more than 200 people collect food every day

Long lines to collect food from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Santa Anna church (Barcelona) more than 200 people collect food every day
(Ana Jiménez)

Teatro del Barrio converted into a Food Bank, by the NGO la la Cuba, for people without resources in the Barrio de Lavapiés (Madrid)

Teatro del Barrio converted into a Food Bank, by the NGO la la Cuba, for people without resources in the Barrio de Lavapiés (Madrid)
(Dani Duch)

Chapel of the Piety of Santa Anna (Barcelona) store of food from donations under one of piety, in the photo Jamal a volunteer who was homeless and now stays in the parish and works in the cast.

Chapel of the Piety of Santa Anna (Barcelona) store of food from donations under one of piety, in the photo Jamal a volunteer who was homeless and now stays in the parish and works in the cast.
(Ana Jiménez)




A Woman waits for Food in the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the conoravirus

A Woman waits for Food in the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas (Madrid) where triple food is given to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the conoravirus
(Dani Duch)

Queues at the municipal sports center of the North Station specially enabled by the Barcelona city council during the state of emergency by the covid-19. Food and assistance are offered to people without resources from 9 to 12.30 and from 13 to 15 hours.

Queues at the municipal sports center of the North Station specially enabled by the Barcelona city council during the state of emergency by the covid-19. Food and assistance are offered to people without resources from 9 to 12.30 and from 13 to 15 hours.
(Ana Jiménez)

The wait is an hour to get food in the San Ramón Nonato Parish in Vallecas (Madrid) where they give triple food to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the conevirus.

The wait is an hour to get food in the San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas Parish (Madrid) where they give triple food to people with economic problems due to the state of alarm caused by the conoravirus.
(Dani Duch)

North Station municipal sports center converted into a place of assistance for people in need, they have access to a shower, a clean change and a lunch and dinner menu to take away. In the photo Cristina prepares the batches of food to deliver.

North Station municipal sports center converted into a place of assistance for people in need, they have access to a shower, a clean change and a lunch and dinner menu to take away. In the photo Cristina prepares the batches of food to deliver.
(Ana Jiménez)




Teatro del Barrio converted into a Food Bank, by the NGO la la Cuba, for people without resources in the Barrio de Lavapiés (Madrid) food

Teatro del Barrio converted into a Food Bank, by the NGO la la Cuba, for people without resources in the Barrio de Lavapiés (Madrid) food
(Dani Duch)

Municipal sports center of the Estación del Norte (Barcelona) converted into a place of assistance for people in need, they access a shower, clean change, they leave their clothes to wash and lunch and dinner to take away. In the photo Monica, the dressmaker, is in charge of provide clothing and grooming.

Municipal sports center of the Estación del Norte (Barcelona) converted into a place of assistance for people in need, they access a shower, clean change, they leave their clothes to wash and lunch and dinner to take away. In the photo Monica, the dressmaker, is in charge of provide clothing and grooming.
(Ana Jiménez)

Gonzalo Ruipérez, the pastor of the Church of San Juan de Dios, located in the UVA of Vallecas where they provide food for the most disadvantaged by the Alarm State of Covid-19

Gonzalo Ruipérez, the pastor of the Church of San Juan de Dios, located in the UVA of Vallecas where they provide food for the most disadvantaged by the Alarm State of Covid-19
(Dani Duch)

Municipal sports center of the North Station of Barcelona, ​​delivery of the bag with the full menu to eat one day.

Municipal sports center of the North Station of Barcelona, ​​delivery of the bag with the full menu to eat one day.
(Ana Jiménez)




Parish of San Juan de Dios, located in the UVA of Vallecas where they provide food for the weakest people by the Alarm State of Covid-19

Parish of San Juan de Dios, located in the UVA of Vallecas where they provide food for the weakest people by the Alarm State of Covid-19
(Dani Duch)

Sports Station of the North Station (Barcelona) converted into a place of assistance for people in need, they have access to a lunch and dinner menu to take away, composition of a batch of food to deliver.

Sports Station of the North Station (Barcelona) converted into a place of assistance for people in need, they have access to a menu of lunch and dinner to take away, composition of a batch of food to deliver.
(Ana Jiménez)

Dining room San Jose that depends on the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas where triple food is given to people with economic problems, the workers are volunteers from the Vallecas neighborhood (Madrid)

Dining room San Jose that depends on the Parish of San Ramón Nonato de Vallecas where triple food is given to people with economic problems, the workers are volunteers from the Vallecas neighborhood (Madrid)
(Dani Duch)




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