Lawrence Liu
I am a high school student from the Bay Area, passionate about addressing food waste and food insecurity. When I volunteered at an urban 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.
