About us
A school project becomes an association.
We get schools to collect food for the Tafel, Germany's network of food banks, for one week. Here you can read why we do it, how it started and who is behind it.
Why we exist
Food banks need more than they get.
- 1.6 million
- people in Germany receive food from the Tafel food banks.
- Source: Tafel Deutschland e.V.
- 265,000 t
- of food are handed out by the Tafel food banks in Germany every year.
- Source: Tafel Deutschland e.V.
- 1 in 3
- food banks sometimes have to turn people away because there are not enough donations.
Our principle
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Connect
in the assembly hall
We make the issue visible and bring whole schools on board.
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Collect
for one week
Attention turns into action. Taking part is as easy as bringing a pack of pasta.
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Change
at the food bank
What we collect together actually arrives. Small contributions from many people make a real difference.
Our story
It started as a school project.
What began as a project by two students in year 10 is now becoming an association, with campaigns in Bonn and Cologne.
Press · General-Anzeiger Bonn “Schülerinnen starten Spendenaktion für die Bonner Tafel” Read the article (in German)-
Nov 2023
The idea
Sophie and Pia start Jam The Van as a school project in year 10.
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Mar 2024
First campaign
Bonn International School. The local newspaper General-Anzeiger reports on it.
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Dec 2024
Biggest campaign so far
Gymnasium Müngersdorf in Cologne.
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Sep 2026
The team grows
First calls as a team of four: Sophie, Pia, Joshua and Leonard plan how to turn the school project into an association.
Who is behind it
The team.
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Sophie Kitching
Co-founder · Cologne
“I want to use my energy to make a difference and to get other people to change things themselves.”
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Pia Liesegang
Co-founder · Groningen
“My goal is to connect people and inspire them to work towards a shared goal.”
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Joshua Klinghammer
Research & partners
“No one should have to worry about whether there will be enough food at the end of the month. That is what I am working for.”
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Leonard Hoppe
Website & digital
“I believe everyone should focus on the good in life and pass it on to others.”
Get involved
Join us.
Become a member, bring the campaign to your school or become a partner.