FMS has, throughout its existence, made grants to medical charities around the world. In the majority of countries that we deal with, food can be scarce due to poverty, warfare, or climate change. In the developed world we possibly have too much food and whichever world you live in health and food go hand-in-hand.
We are inviting people to submit recipes to our website to demonstrate the huge range of ways that people feed themselves on this planet. Some recipes will be based in poverty and others in varying degrees of excess, they will all reflect the societies and cultures of their origins.
We would love to receive recipes from anyone in the charity, health or not for profit sectors, volunteers and workers. If possible, we would like at least one recipe from every country that an organisation works in. We are also interested in what charity workers eat whilst in a foreign country. Do they pine for the dishes of home, do they eat to align themselves with a foreign culture?
As we build up a body of recipes, we want to share a link to your websites so that everyone can see the project as it builds. This will be an open-source collection of recipes that can be used by any organisation. Recipes can be used for fundraising, research, education or any other purpose.
Copy and paste the recipe template from below, or click this link to download a copy of it.
Recipe Template for FMS
Recipe Name:
(Insert the name of the recipe here)
Background & Story:
(Share any personal stories, traditions, or history related to this recipe. What inspired it, where it came from, or why it’s special?). Also if you have any photos of the final recipe or background pictures please include them
Ingredients:
(List all the ingredients needed for the recipe with quantities)
Quantities can be as used locally where the recipe is used.
(Add more as needed)
Preparation Time:
(How long does it take to prepare the recipe?)
Cooking Time:
(How long does it take to cook the recipe?)
Servings:
(How many people will this recipe serve?)
Instructions:
(Step-by-step instructions for preparing and cooking the recipe)
(Add more steps as needed)
Notes or Tips:
(Add any additional tips or modifications for the recipe)
And again, PLEASE send us some pictures of the final dish , or even of ingredients or people enjoying the food
Please email to Nich Woolf BEM at nich.woolf@festival-medical.org
Events try to make themselves accessible and welcoming to people with health problems and disabilities. With a bit of thought and planning, many potential difficulties can be overcome. Here are a few things to consider:
Bring with you enough of your medication to last till you get home
Check the advice on our Prescribed Medicines page
Bear in mind that festival sites can be difficult to get around at the best of times and pretty well impossible in bad weather if your mobility is poor
Many events have a Disabilities Coordinator, who will be able to advise you on any special provisions made
If you have a complicated medical history, it will be really helpful if you bring a summary with you (your doctor’s surgery may let you have a print-out)
Let us know if you have to carry out any special procedures to keep well – we may be able to provide facilities and assistance
We do not believe a festival site is a suitable place for childbirth, or indeed for very young babies
FMS does not provide midwifery services and will advise getting you to the nearest hospital if you go into labour
If you have recently undergone surgery, ask your GP or hospital for advice about any special precautions to take and whether it is a good idea to go
Bring supplies of dressings with you. We can change these for you but may not have the particular ones you need
Festival sites are not sterile! Bear this in mind if your condition makes you particularly prone to infection
FMS cannot provide special toilet or washing facilities.
