KUALA LUMPUR: Food Bank Malaysia, an initiative by the government to alleviate the cost of living, has benefited 45,850 households as of February. Dep...
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail examine vegetables and fruits at the Food Bank Malaysia for the Pandan parliamentary constituency at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pandan Mewah, Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2019. — BernamaFood Bank Malaysia, an initiative by the government to alleviate the cost of living, has benefited 45,850 households as of February.
“With this initiative, the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry connects players in the food industry like hypermarkets, supermarkets, manufacturers, restaurants and hotels with its strategic partners, namely Mutiara Food Bank, Food Aid Foundation and Kechara Soup Kitchen to assist in distributing food aid to the target groups.
According to her, NGOs would assist in collecting food essentials from the hypermarkets and supermarkets involved and distribute to the target groups in the constituency, where more than 200 people have registered .The deputy prime minister said the pioneer project on the aid programme was implemented in Penang in August, 2018.
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