Spreading kindness: a Sikh charity Nishkamswat feeding the homeless across the UK
Been in London and seen this kindness van in Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square or near Charring Cross station earlier with a long queue of people? Nishkam SWAT , a charity based on the Sikh principles of sharing & selfless compassion through ‘ Langar ’ (free food) is helping nourish the people in need, an initiative by a stellar team based out of London. What started as a predominantly Sikh youth club to protect the youth from drug issues & alcohol in Southall morphed into a mission to support the homeless displaced immigrants from India. Having supported them with the help of immigration department, they then scaled the welfare service to the wider community to serve the homeless across the nation. The group helps the financially disadvantaged communities across 24 locations in UK with over 2,000 volunteers. The spirit of community & kindness is so well known that it’s harder to not remember them during trying times like the Covid-19. As Randeep Lall CEO, Ni...