Lawrence Liu
My name is Lawrence, a high school student from the Bay Area,
passionate about addressing food waste and food insecurity. When I
volunteered at a local farm, I learnt that about 120 billion pounds or
nearly 40% of food is wasted, while 34 million people, including 9
million children, face hunger. The food waste not only misses the
opportunity to help people in need, but also causes environmental
issues including climate change. The wasted food generates around
10% emissions of the gases responsible for global warming. In order to
address the issue, I created a mobile app – "Food Bridge" aims to
connect users who have food for donation with those who are in need of
food assistance. Food Bridge empowers users to easily donate or
receive food. Through "Food Bridge", surplus food finds its way to
those who need it most, effectively addressing both food waste and
food insecurity issues.
