Malaysian-run Kitchen in Calais feeds 1,000 refugees daily


Volunteers preparing food. Photo credit: Kitchen in Calais FB page.

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian-run initiative called Kitchen in Calais now feeds a thousand refugees every day at the refugee camp in Calais, France, said its founder Jamalulail Ismail.

The 47-year old engineer told The Star Online at the Saidina Umar Al Khattab Mosque here on Wednesday that his initiative began with one caravan in 2015 that served 100 refugees every day.

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