From Receiving Free Meals to Cooking for Her Less-Fortunate Neighbours
514 views · Published 18 April 2018 · 1:14 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: Our Better World · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
Haslina Manaf and her family were once beneficiaries of Free Food for All’s Daily Dinner Delivery programme. But when founder Nizar Shariff learnt she enjoyed cooking, he asked her to manage the meals for the residents in her estate. These days, she prepares halal meals for about 100 residents in her neighbourhood each day. Her husband and son also help out whenever they can. The free food has encouraged beneficiaries, many who are elderly and isolated, to come out of their homes and to socialise. “Meeting them with a smiley face, really makes my day,” Haslina says. ____________ Find out more: http://www.freefood.org.sg Read the full story: https://www.ourbetterworld.org/en/story/free-food-community ____________ Filmmaker: Francis Lau Producer & Text: Tsen-Waye Tay Executive Producer: Von Tan __________________________________________________ For more inspiring stories subscribe now! http://bit.ly/14Ohz8G Our Better World - Telling Stories. Inspiring Action. We tell stories of people doing good in Asia to inspire global action. We connect storytellers, the people doing good and the ones who’d love to help but don’t know how. We strive to build an engaged global community sharing skills, resources, time and effort, empowering every person with the conviction that each has the power to make the world better. Our Better World is a digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Foundation. We're happy for you to link to or embed our stuff on your site for non-commercial use. We'd appreciate being credited, with a link back to http://www.ourbetterworld.org.
