Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) is a non religious, non-profit organization operating in Malaysia. It provides food, healthcare, education and other facilities to the homeless and urban poor. It was founded in 2006 by
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche (24 October 1965 – 4 September 2019) was a recognised tulku of Kalmyk descent, an incarnate lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, and the founder and spiritual guide of Kechara House Buddhist Association with its hea ...
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Apart from the Soup Kitchen, KSK also has other programs like the Food Bank program and Empowerment program. The Food Bank program began in the year 2012. It is targeted at collecting surplus food from stores and restaurants and supplying them to low-income families nationwide. Through the Empowerment program, KSK provides single mothers and underprivileged individuals with skills - like sewing and baking- making rugs or bags and cookies which can help them sustain themselves
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Hunger relief
In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period. In the ...
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List of food banks This is a list of notable food banks. A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchen
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Soup kitchen
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Food Bank
A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens. Some food banks distribute food direct ...
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Empowerment
Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming strong ...
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Soup kitchens
Food banks
Homelessness charities
2006 establishments in Malaysia