WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Santurce, Puerto Rico Santurce, Puerto Rico, Oct 2020Local market – World Central Kitchen hosts the Santurce Food Market at the Miramar Food Truck Park to offer a wide variety of local products. The market also features special events, including live music, theatre, guided tours, as well as workshops …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Hawaii, USA Hawaii, USA, May 2018Volcano – As entire communities were laid waste by the Kilauea eruption that started, a new global food chain opened in Pahoa. The WCK, to make from-scratch meals prepared daily by the group’s all-volunteer crew. World Central Kitchen has been preparing approximately 830 …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Virgin Islands, USA Virgin Islands, USA, 2020Agricultural learning centre for communities impacted by climate change – Nineteen food-related businesses across the US Virgin Islands and The Bahamas recently received grants through WCK’s to support communities disproportionately impacted by climate change by building resilient local food systems and strengthening …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Del Rio, Texas, USA Del Rio, Texas, USA, Sep 2021Refugees – 100,000 meals served in Del Rio, Texas by WCK at the US-Mexico border. Thousands of asylum seekers – primarily Haitian – crossed the Rio Grande, taking shelter under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. What started as …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / North Carolina, USA North Carolina, USA, Oct 2018Hurricane – WCK Serves 300,000 Meals Following Hurricane Florence to evacuees and first responders. Hurricane Florence that caused evacuation to over 1.7 million people, is estimated to have caused $16-20 billion in damages, and placed 19,000 people in emergency shelters. Digital …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Mississippi, USA Mississippi, USA, March 2021Winter storm. Lack of water- Residents in Jackson, Mississippi found themselves without running water following a widespread winter storm. Working alongside the city of Jackson, Jackson Public Schools, and local restaurant partners, the WCK team served fresh meals and distributed hundreds of thousands …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Bahia, Brazil Bahia, Brazil, Dec 2021-Jan 2022Extreme rainfall- It left widespread damage across the Brazilian state of Bahia. To reach communities throughout the impacted areas, WCK mobilized local restaurants to cook for neighbours in need. Two months of ongoing rainfall resulted in the rupture of two dams, bringing …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain, Jan 2021Snowstorm- In response to Madrid’s historic snowstorm Filomena, WCK’s Relief Team started cooking even before roads were cleared. The delivery team followed the snow plows for 10 hours, bringing meals to hospitals, snowed-in seniors, and other vulnerable communities. Digital collectibles (42 NFTs) WCK/José …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Ukraine #3 Ukraine, April 2022Invasion and kitchens expansion – WCK expands its work in Ukraine, spirits up, as hospitalized staffers at the destroyed kitchen say they want to get back to work when their burns heal. Others managed to salvage food and equipment that was brought to one …
WCKbyMikelUrmeneta WCK/José Andrés by Mikel Urmeneta / Ukraine #2 Ukraine, April 2022Missile-A Russian missile destroyed a WCK partner restaurant in Kharkiv, Ukraine causing tremendous amounts of damage. Four workers at the World Central Kitchen partner restaurant were wounded along with dozens of others. At least one person was killed. Yet the fast-growing chain of kitchens …