Launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, FreeMakan.com is a BAC Food Bank initiative dedicated to eradicating food poverty in Malaysia by providing dry rations and cooked food to people struggling with hunger and food insecurity. 

The initiative’s goal was to raise RM1.5 million to feed 30,000 families, although they are close to achieving that goal, there is so much more work to do.

More and more families fall into the B40 category every day and many more spiral downward from there.

We have partnered with a network of community-based organisations to meet the immediate needs of the poor and homeless affected by the pandemic.

More than 20,000 families throughout the nation have already received our food baskets so far, BAC Education Group Chairman Raja Singham said. This equates to more than 2 million meals for 85 000 individuals nationwide.

There was a backend team facilitating the smooth delivery of food baskets to needy families.

90 staff and 30 Apprentices at BAC were assigned to receive calls and validate the enquiries from 5800 individuals who had called from all over the country asking for food aid. Moo Tik Pin and Mithila Narendran managed the requests from all states by coordinating with the BAC Team. The Free Makan Team made sure all requests were attended to and no one was left behind.

“We have delivered these food baskets to those in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Kedah, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Johor and Sabah. Recently we also reached out to 202 families in Pulau Gaya, Sabah.

“Early this week we sent 200 baskets to aid the flood victims at Gurun and Yan in Kedah and responded to a FMT news article by delivering 200 food baskets to people at Panorama Lapangan Perdana in Ipoh,” he said.

Raja said FreeMakan also reached out to Orang Asli communities in Johor and Selangor.

“These are the ones that have not received any aid yet. The requests for aid are also from refuges from all communities, migrant and undocumented workers and the stateless,” he added.

Raja said FreeMakan has been receiving funds from a few foundations and some corporate organisations. Creador Foundation, SPARK Foundation of Heineken, Perlis Plantations Berhad, CSR Sugar, Nestle Malaysia, Affin Hwang Capital, Adenland Group, MyTukar, MMA Wilayah, Enya, Aroma Flour, F&N, Comvita and Brickfields Asia College.

“We would like to thank them for their support but at the same time appeal to more organisations out there to help out.

“We will keep doing this for at least another 3 months as Covid19 cases are still recording extremely high daily numbers. The requests for food are still coming in.”

Donors are encouraged to get in touch with FreeMakan to learn more or to contribute. All operations costs are absorbed by BAC Education Group and donors’ funds go completely towards the purchase of groceries for the food baskets.

To donate food or goods click here

To contribute funds, please follow these guidelines:

1. Instant online transfer via the form here, or

2. Bank Transfer as per the following details:

Donate to: Make It Right Movement Sdn Bhd

Bank: RHB BANK

Account Number: 21219800040683

For bank transfers, please indicate “Stop Hunger” and send us proof of donation to donations@giveback.my or via WhatsApp (Moo 014-2315528)