Noel Regachuelo’s vision is to turn something ordinary —
an electric motorbike — into something extraordinary and needed in his
community of Naga City, Philippines. Noel wants to transform the bike into a
mobile soup kitchen, where volunteers would dole out hot vegan food and fight
hunger and poverty in the city.
Besides
starting Food Not Bombs in Naga, Noel also started his own Autonomous
Space called the Greenhouse Infoshop Project,
where he organizes many projects like gardening, film screening, art exhibits
and independent library to promote community cooperation and self-reliance,
rather than reliance on the government.
After the mobile soup
kitchen is built, Noel plans to launch the “Mobile Soup Kitchen Solidarity
Tour” around Naga City.
“The Mobile Soup Kitchen
Project can be very effective promoting ideas and actions like Food Not Bombs,
community gardening, book readings, book drive, alternative energy like solar
and promoting vegan to end pain and suffering of animals,” he said.
The funds from The
Pollination Project will be used to outfit the motorbike with solar panels and
other parts, as well as purchase other supplies.
