Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kechara Soup Kitchen

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:54, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Kechara Soup Kitchen

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Non notable company/organization. Fails WP:NORG Graywalls (talk) 05:24, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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delete Need more WP:RS to be kept. --Micky (talk) 18:18, 20 June 2020 (UTC) Blocked sockpuppet Malcolmxl5 (talk) 03:16, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amkgp 💬 09:50, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.

Adib, Nor Amalina Mohd; Hussin, Zaliha Hj.; Ahmad, Yarina (2018). "How Effective are the Current Initiatives in Dealing with Homelessness in Malaysia?" (PDF). Journal of Administrative Science. 15 (3). Universiti Teknologi MARA: 4–5. ISSN 1675-1302. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
Rashid, Najihah (2019-12-01). "In the Spirit of Giving Back". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-06-28 – via PressReader.
Foong, Joshua (2009-12-28). "Soup kitchen poised to expand services". The Star – via PressReader.
Panirchellvum, Vathani (2017-08-31). "Place for hot meals and care: Kechara Soup Kitchen provides food, medical assistance, to the homeless, urban poor". The Sun. Retrieved 2020-06-28 – via PressReader.
Hin, Ooi Kok (2014-07-10). "The homeless, soup kitchen and volunteers". Citizens Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
Pak, Jennifer (2014-11-10). "Socialite becomes a volunteer in Malaysian soup kitchen". BBC Online. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
Keong, Hoo Boon; Mohamad, Radziah (2018). "Design and Development of Cross Platform Volunteer Mobile Application for Kechara Soup Kitchen" (PDF). UTM Computing Proceedings: Innovations in Computing Technology and Applications. 3. University of Technology, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2171-30-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.

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Adib, Nor Amalina Mohd; Hussin, Zaliha Hj.; Ahmad, Yarina (2018). "How Effective are the Current Initiatives in Dealing with Homelessness in Malaysia?" (PDF). Journal of Administrative Science. 15 (3). Universiti Teknologi MARA: 4–5. ISSN 1675-1302. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
The article notes:
Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK)

Besides PERTIWI Soup Kitchen, Kechara Soup Kitchen is also among the top listed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia. Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) has their own objective and motto that are focused on which is to provide food for the homeless on the streets and the urban poor through the implementation of their programme, “Hunger Knows No Barriers”. Their motto is aligned with their mission, which is to feed anyone regardless of culture, race or religion. Besides providing food to the homeless, these NGOs also provide other services such as medical care, counseling and the provision of clothing, referrals for employment, accommodations and shelters. There are several hotspot areas in distributing food and services conducted by KSK to the homeless which are carried out at Bukit Bintang, Jalan Ipoh, Chow Kit, Pudu Raya, Pudu Market, Masjid Jamek, Penang, Johor Bahru, Petaling Jaya, Sentul and others. KSK usually distributes to the homeless from Monday to Friday. KSK is founded by His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche (KECHARA, 2010).
The Kechara soup kitchen highlighted that they want to provide a practical and structured solution in reducing the flow of homeless people who are living on the street as a part of their long term objectives- to open a Nurture Centre.
Rashid, Najihah (2019-12-01). "In the Spirit of Giving Back". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-06-28 – via PressReader.
The article notes:
With 8,000 clients registered with the organisation, Kechara Soup Kitchen does more than feeding those who are in need. The sentiment that is near and dear to the organisation is that hunger knows no barriers, a motto that drives them to provide a wholesome and thorough service to the underprivileged yet overexposed to the harsh elements of the society that we are currently living. And the team does their goodwill regardless of the clients' race, religion or creed.
A visit to Kechara Soup Kitchen can be very eye-opening to those of us who have been living a sheltered life. A line started to form, where both the homeless and the urban poor await for their daily feed. On average, this soup kitchen hands out over 3,250 packets of food every week. Yet that's not all they do.
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Kechara Soup Kitchen is more than dedicated to eradicating hunger and economic inequity. Running seven days a week, it is an institution that takes its role in earnest. The organisation helps by seeking shelter and job placements and providing medical assistance. With food as the catalyst, they can earn their clients' trust and address more critical needs such as finding a stable job, accepting counselling and even reuniting with family.
Foong, Joshua (2009-12-28). "Soup kitchen poised to expand services". The Star – via PressReader.
The article notes:
Going by the motto "hunger knows no barriers", a young group of Kechara Soup Kitchen (KS) volunteers are making sure that the urban poor in the streets of Kuala Lumpur will not spend weekend nights on an empty stomach.
Members of the group, which was set up in 2006, do their usual rounds every weekend evenings at various spots in the capital city.
Led by KSK president Ruby Khong, about 30 volunteers distribute 700 hot meals and food packs to the poor.
Panirchellvum, Vathani (2017-08-31). "Place for hot meals and care: Kechara Soup Kitchen provides food, medical assistance, to the homeless, urban poor". The Sun. Retrieved 2020-06-28 – via PressReader.
The article notes:
Kerchara prepares about 200 packs of food daily for the homeless who start lining up at about 11am for their meals.
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Although Kechara does not have a full-time doctor, the staff take blood pressure readings, and if needed, take the person for medical attention at a nearby clinic or Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
Hin, Ooi Kok (2014-07-10). "The homeless, soup kitchen and volunteers". Citizens Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
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The article notes:
For over five years, a group of volunteers from Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) cooked and distributed food to the homeless around Kuala Lumpur, all year round.
KSK is a non-profit organization inspired by the spiritual advisor of Kechara House Tsem Tulku Rinpoche to feed the needy and homeless in urban Kuala Lumpur.
Started by just four people, KSK seek to alleviate the suffering of people of all races and religions and make the society a better place; hence its slogan “Hunger Knows No Barrier”.
KSK relies on volunteers to carry out its operations as it had only one full time staff and they receive an average of 80 volunteers for their bigger operations on Saturday nights.
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Since its establishment in 2006, KSK has gained recognition from the government and the media for its effort to help the community. KSK also has branch in Penang.
Pak, Jennifer (2014-11-10). "Socialite becomes a volunteer in Malaysian soup kitchen". BBC Online. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
The article notes:
Her drive to find and feed the poor has led to the founding of one of Malaysia's biggest soup kitchens called Kechara, which is a Sanskrit word Ms Khong says she borrowed from Buddhist teachings to mean a "heavenly place".
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The Kechara soup kitchen has branches across the country in the capital Kuala Lumpur, north of the country in Penang, Johor Bahru in the south and Kuantan in the east.
They provide counselling and basic medical services for the homeless and feed 10,000 hungry people a month.
Keong, Hoo Boon; Mohamad, Radziah (2018). "Design and Development of Cross Platform Volunteer Mobile Application for Kechara Soup Kitchen" (PDF). UTM Computing Proceedings: Innovations in Computing Technology and Applications. 3. University of Technology, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2171-30-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
The article notes:
KSK was founded by His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, the Spiritual Guide of the Kechara Organization. KSK is non-religious community and the motto is “Hunger Knows No Barriers”. For this reason, the food prepared by KSK is vegetarian. KSK serves hot meals, water, fruit and bread to the homeless people and urban poor every day of the week. KSK welcomes all society members to participate as volunteers and help the homeless people [2].
There is no centralized system or platform for the society to register as a KSK volunteer and to join the volunteering activities. The society member who is interested has to register via Google Form. Afterwards, the volunteers select a date and desired activity (volunteers can get the information of the activities from KSK website), then inform the staffs of KSK manually via phone call, SMS or WhatsApp. The slots of the specific activity are also limited and the volunteers do not know whether their chosen activity for that particular date is available or not. Thus, the volunteers have to confirm with the staffs while informing the participation of activities. The lack of centralized system has made the participation in volunteering activities inconvenient and increased the work load of the staffs.

There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Kechara Soup Kitchen to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

Cunard (talk) 23:57, 28 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

BBC Online said that Kechara Soup Kitchen is "one of Malaysia's biggest soup kitchens".
Universiti Teknologi MARA's Journal of Administrative Science called Kechara "among the top listed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia".
Cunard (talk) 23:57, 28 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – Per the WP:BEFORE source research by Cunard, passes both WP:ORGDEPTH and WP:AUD, which qualifies Kechara for an article on English Wikipedia. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:42, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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