Pak activist serves free 500 meals a day to needy
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May 7, 2021
LONDON: An Asian community kitchen in West London is providing over 500 hot meals to low-income families, the homeless, and refugees for free each day.
The Open Kitchen project in Hounslow is the innovation of Pakistani community activist and businessman Ehsan Shahid, who initiated it around three years ago with the support of a charity.
Shahid’s kitchen has turned into a success story of community service among residents of the area. Until the pandemic hit, the Open Kitchen served as a restaurant for homeless and vulnerable people to come and sit and talk over a free meal, twice a day, seven days a week.
Pakistani activist in West London serves free 500 meals per day to the needy
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Thursday May 06, 2021
Currently, a network of around 650 people from the community has registered with the charity to work for free through the kitchen’s administration through a group of volunteers. Photo by author
LONDON: An Asian community kitchen in West London is providing over 500 hot meals to low-income families, the homeless, and refugees for free each day.
The Open Kitchen project in Hounslow is the innovation of Pakistani community activist and businessman Ehsan Shahid, who initiated it around three years ago with the support of a charity.
Pakistani Activist Feeds Hundreds in London Everyday
A Pakistani activist and businessman has initiated a project to provide over 500 hot meals to destitute families and refugees in London for free every day.
Ehsan Shahid’s Open Kitchen project in Hounslow, West London, began three years ago with the help of a charity and is now a successful venture in the vicinity.
The Open Kitchen had served free food to the vulnerable community and low-income households twice a day every day before the pandemic hit in March 2020 and brought everything to a standstill. Shahid decided to end the sit-in service and turned the project into a collection service, providing the needy with two hot meals, water, and snacks on a daily basis.