Won 2 Awards!
Now this is a post I really enjoy sharing with everyone. We all know Kechara Soup Kitchen has done amazing work due to the combined efforts of so many gracious people. This award is a message that the efforts of these people are highly appreciated by others. I feel humbled and proud too. I would like to especially congratulate very hardworking Mr. Justin Cheah who really gives it his all to serve the homeless in many ways besides offering food. I am so happy his work within Kechara is recognized as he really deserves it. Justin does not ask anything of his job except the satisfaction of serving the public. I am so glad he has been recognized although he seeks no recognition.
Kechara won 2 awards at the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Awards (IMSHA) 2014!
According to the award board, IMSHA is a “premier community award to publicly thank unsung heroes for their inspirational work towards the broader community”. There were 10 award categories:
- Active Duty and Veteran Services
- Animal & Wildlife
- Disaster Relief and Public Safety
- Education Advancement
- Environmental Preservation/Protection
- Health Services
- Human Rights & Social Justices
- Poverty & Hunger Relief
- CSR Awards
- Social Innovators
These 10 categories were applicable for 2 types of nominations: individual and organisation. The nomination criteria for individual “Social Heroes” and “Hero Organizations” includes the following:
- Consistently contributing their time, energy, resources for the betterment of others for the past 18 months (prior to the closing date of the nomination deadline).
- Demonstrate admirable values and character that can be emulated by others
- Carry out activities to benefit the Iskandar Malaysia communities.
Kechara won both the individual and organization nominations for the ‘Poverty & Hunger Relief’ category! Justin Cheah (Project Director of Kechara Soup Kitchen) received the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Award 2014 and Kechara Soup Kitchen won the ‘Poverty & Hunger Relief‘ Hero Organization award! This was given in recognition for the humanitarian works done by KSK Johor Bahru which started in 2011. How wonderful…
This inaugural event was held in La Grandeur Palm Resort, Johor and graced by our former Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi and the Johor Menteri Besar (Chief Minister), Datuk Seri Mohamed Hj. Khaled Nordin.
Over 400 NGOs and 170 individuals were shortlisted for this event. Each nomination was studied and analysed by the judges before the winner for each category were selected.
Malaysia is truly a wonderful nation for continuously recognizing community work and the kind and hardworking people behind it. The collective effort from an organized NGO, such as KSK, only serves to benefit the Malaysian society. Justin Cheah has been with Kechara for over 6 years, and has from day 1 untiringly and whole-heartedly worked for others. He has gained the respect from the hundreds of volunteers who participates in Kechara Soup Kitchen. They respect his passion, sincerity, selflessness and dependency.
Tsem Rinpoche
Group picture with all of the winners… congratulations to everyone!
The Certificate of Excellence that was awarded to Kechara Soup Kitchen. Thank you for recognizing the relief efforts done in JB.
Congratulations to Justin Cheah for winning the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Award!
A room filled with people from different walks of life who have decided to dedicate their time, effort and resources to the benefit of others…
Justin representing Kechara for both the awards!
Congratulations! I am very happy for you Justin and very proud of you! Thank you for using your life to benefit others.
Justin with the Chief Minister of Johor Bahru (left), Datuk Seri Mohamed Hj. Khaled Nordin, and Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister, YAB Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi.
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Kechara Soup Kitchen was a charity organisation in Malaysia conceptualised by Tsem Rinpoche 10 years ago. The main objective of this organisation is to serve the homeless community in Malaysia. Over the years, the charitable works Kechara Soup Kitchen is doing has expanded to different areas.
They have a food bank now where they will collect the surplus perishable items from the supermarket to give away to the urban poor community. There is also a program called Zero Food Wastage in collaboration with the Princess of Selangor state to give away the surplus food from hotels during the Ramadhan period to the underprivileged. Every week they also have a team of doctors giving simple diagnosis and treatment to the homeless.
Kechara Soup Kitchen has contributed a lot to the Malaysian society especially in relieving the poverty and hunger. In recognition of their contribution in making Malaysia society a better place, they were awarded the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Award 2014 and Kechara Soup Kitchen won the ‘Poverty & Hunger Relief‘ Hero Organization award. Please keep up with the good work!
Congratulations, Justin! Your unswerving duty to serve the disenfranchised, homeless and hungry is an inspiration to many. I remember your kindness and dedication to your misssion to serve the homeless when I volunteered in the early days of KECHARA Soup Kitchen. KSK has many dedicated volunteers who work quietly in the background and no less deserving of the accolades given to KSK. Well deserved recognition for your dedication!
Congratulations Justin and thank you for your love and passion to serve others.
Hope you can continue to inspire and motivate more people to contribute both time and money to help the unfortunate group of people.
A profound teaching given by Rinpoche “In life, it’s not what you take or get or receive, it’s what you give.” As such, the more you help others, the better self you will become.
Wow ! 恭喜Justin与香积厨对社会的付出 !法喜 !
感恩仁波切的付出与教导, 让在马来西亚的街头露宿者和一班家境贫困的人们在艰辛的时候得到帮助。詹杜固仁波切创立的克切拉香积厨对社会的付出是值得赞扬, 香积厨不但发放食物给街头露宿者,还提供流动医院主要在最快的时间让受伤的露宿者得到治疗, 还有FoodBank专提供食物与支援给各地需要帮忙如天灾带来的食物缺乏, 还有Imbi路的香积厨中心,提供给街头露宿者全免费的食物和饮品,免费沐浴和清洗衣服,还帮忙他们寻找工作等等。让他们体谅到社会另外拥有一班人还在关心着他们。
愿街头露宿者得到更舒适的生活, 实现他们目标前进,社会繁荣,那么每一个人都可以安居立业,不用再在街头露宿了 !
欲了解更多克切拉香积厨,或想参与活动,请继续游览 :
http://www.kechara.com/soup-kitchen/what-we-do/
感恩合十
YEO KWAI GIN
Congratulation to Justin as well as KSK team. A well deserved recognition. You have selflessly working for those in need. Our society need more people to help those living on the street.
May you and KSK team continue to grow and benefit more people.
Congrats to Justin Cheah and KSK. Well done! Thanks for the efforts, time, energy and especially the Big Heart. Once again, kudos!
Congratulations to KSK and Justin.
They truly helped and benefitted many throughout the course of their running.
Amazing KSK is gaining nation wide recognition for the hard work these silent unsung heroes do.
Big congratulations to Kechara Soup Kitchen!!! The efforts of Rinpoche and all KSK members are not wasted.
I rejoice that KSK has gotten recognition for all the good work that they are doing. Thank you for the efforts to read al on the street so that they would have food to keep themselves full and not be hungry.
Even when they are at the lowest points in their lives they are still able to fill up their tummies before they regain that confidence and be able to contribute to the community again.
Thank you Justin for helping all of these people and gaining the kind of recognition that KSK should be having.
Congratulations Justin and KSK, You have proven that by caring & with compassion you can change many peoples lives for the better.Thank you for inspiring me.
Congratulations to Kechara _()_ truly inspiring..
Well done KSK , congrats Justin , thank you Rinpoche for starting KSK
Dear Justin,
I rejoice to see you awarded with your dedication to feeding the marginalised Malaysians. You have been a great member of the KSK team with the unsurpassable President Dato’ Ruby Kong.
May KSK climb greater heights and be of benefit to many more. And you so rightly deserve the awards.
Congratulation to Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) and Justine Cheah!!!
KSK JB growth mainly due to the consistency of Justine that tirelessly make his efforts to travel from KL to JB to monitor and guide the local KSK leaders. Kudos to KSK JB team also.
Thanks Rinpoche for conceptual KSK so more peoples around may have more awareness towards the homeless.
感谢仁波切的分享。恭喜賈斯汀和克切拉香積廚團隊！這是一個好消息，克切拉香積廚得到地方政府及社会各界的肯定及讚賞。希望更多的人能加入克切拉團隊，使更多的人能得益。
Thank you Rinpoche for the sharing. Thank you KSK and Justin Cheah for untiringly and whole-heartedly worked for others. Congratulation Justine Cheah and KSK for the awards.
Congratulations to Justin and Kechara Soup Kitchen teams! It’s a wonderful news and happy to know that Kechara Soup Kitchen is being recognised and appreciated by our local authority. Justin has lead everyone with his sincere compassion and kindness to reach to the homeless people with deep understanding of the sufferings endure by the less fortunate people outside. Rejoice for all in Kechara Soup Kitchen and hopefully more people will join the team and spread out the compassion and kindness to every corner of our beloved country.
A very happy ocassion – Justin and Kechara deserve the awards as so much care and attention is being put into the community. The ‘buzz’ word here is Compassion and Compassion truly conquers all. Well done!
My sincere congratulations to you, Justin, and the KSK team! 🙂
Congratulation Justin & KSK! It’s a great news that your dedication and effort are recognised.
Justin has been working very hard and very humble. He always think about how to help and support the homeless and get them out from the street. I have learned a lot from him especially on how to help others selflessly and without agenda.
KSK is one of the first departments of Kechara that I get involved in and it is also the place that I first met Rinpoche and heard him shared on his vision and why and how he started KSK. From Rinpoche, Dato Ruby & Justin, KSK has grown from KL, to Penang, to JB too!
Great job Justin & KSK! May KSK have all the resources and support you need to grow big and able to benefit more people!
CONGRATULATIONS TO KSK AND JUSTIN CHEAH !!
My family and I are some of the very fortunate volunteers who have worked with Justin and the other very dedicated staff/volunteers of KSK. KSK has benefitted countless of people, both the homeless and the poor, plus volunteers like myself too. Thank you dear Rinpoche for conceptualizing this idea from your very own experience living as a homeless in the USA. Thank you Dato Ruby for working so hard to make it such a great success in helping many.
Justin totally deserves the Social Hero Award; he is a super hero to the homeless and volunteers. His consistency, dedication and understanding towards the needs of the homeless is remarkable. I am always amazed how he can just plonk himself on the pavements to talk to the homeless; this body gesture shows genuine care and removes any fear or intimidation which the homeless might feel. Irrespective of rain or shine, time of the day, lack of sleep/rest etc, super hero Justin would be available. Words alone do not justify his virtues, one must come and work together with him to understand why he IS the Super Social Hero !!
Congratulations to Justin Cheah, you are showing compassion in action! Thank you 🙂
Congratulation Justine Cheah and KSK. You really deserve this award as recognition for years of your hard works.
Congratulations Justin, Rejoice for you.
Justin Cheah bro, I was surprised and happy that you won an award in recognition of your hard work and dedication in serving others. It is very humbling to be your Dharma brother. I am happy for you and keep up to good work! May your effort become inspirations to many just like our beloved Rinpoche. 🙂
Justin is one of the person I know who really work hard to benefit others. He is very consistent throughout and never ask for recognition. He has inspired me a lot and I am sure he has inspired many others.
I am proud of knowing someone who are so dedicated and proud to be his friend 🙂
Congratulations Justin, the man of action!