How It Works
The Takia model: community kitchens, food rescue, and dignified distribution.
Community Kitchens
Run by local cooks and volunteers. Safe spaces, not aid checkpoints. Locally governed and culturally rooted.
Food Rescue
Restaurants and donors redirect surplus food. Waste reduced before it reaches the bin. Expiry urgency drives routing.
Distribution
Reliable and dignified. Designed for crisis conditions. Flexible to safety and mobility needs. Privacy by default.
Distribution Strategy
📍 Primary Mode: Safe Pickup Hubs
Most reliable and scalable in crisis. Lower risk for volunteers. Faster response during instability.
Pickup Design:
- ✓Discreet locations
- ✓Appointment windows
- ✓Tokens or codes instead of names
- ✓Trusted proxies allowed
- ✓Feels like community, not aid
🚗 Exception Mode: Dignity-Based Delivery
Delivery is approved when recipient has mobility limitations, medical needs, is elderly or disabled, single caregiver with young children, or faces active security risk.
No proof required. No ranking. No shame.
Kitchen Visibility & Safety
🌍 Public Layer
- • Neutral kitchen names
- • Approximate locations only
- • No identifiable photos
- • Operating status visible
🔒 Trusted Network Layer
- • Verified coordinators
- • Partner confirmation
- • Private audit trails
- • Emergency shutdown capability
Protects kitchens and recipients. Reduces stigma and targeting. Maintains trust without exposure.
Operations Playbook
🛡️ Safety
- • No public recipient lists
- • No forced photos
- • Volunteers can pause anytime
- • Operations stop if safety compromised
📍 Pickup
- • Appointment based
- • Discreet and calm
- • Tokens instead of names
🚗 Delivery
- • Approved by need, not convenience
- • Safety over speed
📴 Failure Mode
- • Paper and offline workflows
- • Fixed pickup schedules
- • Sync when possible
People eat first. Systems catch up later.