Food Bank gives free classes to help prevent student dropouts among the poor
ALOR SETAR: Food Bank Malaysia (Food Bank), a non-governmental body, has taken the initiative to provide free education classes to children of the asnaf group in Kampung Bakau Hijau, Bedong. Its chairman, Mohd Azrul Mohd Razak said the initiative known as the Bakau Hijau Class project is aimed at ensuring poor local students do not […]
Society looking forward to opening shelter
By Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: The Divine Will Society (DWS) is looking forward to opening its Sunshine Home Temporary Shelter project which is supported by the Lions Kuching Club of Kuching Oriental. DWS chairman Anthony Bong said that the society is waiting for the opportune time for the project to take off; given that […]
Free food to those who are in need
MIRI: Volunteers from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has teamed up with the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Miri Piasau branch in setting up a ‘Food Bank’ corner, offering free food daily to the needy as many strive to endure the Covid-19 lockdown. SUPP Piasau chairman, Datuk Sebastian Ting when met on Saturday at the simple launching […]
Creating a community garden in Kuching
KUCHING: The upcoming Urban Green Pockets Project organised by Borneo Laboratory aims to create a community garden and food bank right in the heart of the city. One of the aspects of the project is also to address plastic waste by repurposing plastic bottles as vehicles for vegetables in the community garden. Wendy Teo, the […]
