When we walk around the street we might look at many people suffering from malnutrition but we hardly bother to pay attention. With a thought in mind that they belong there. When a child with bloated stomach reaches to our car at a signal and asks for penny, we give less than a candy costs for or some of us just know how to ignore such people belong to poverty. When a calamity hits a place, we just follow up the news on television and forget to help.

But there are some people who are working hard continuously for the relief of humanity - happily serving without complaining, they are not attention seekers and not even blabbering their deeds to media - from post-earthquake Nepal to serving the homeless poor in the UK, food services offered by Sikh temples are committed strongly to alleviating world hunger and reducing food waste. We hardly took notice of it, isn’t it? Serving humanity in such high-spirits is worth an applause!

1. Two Sikh organisations in New Delhi and Amritsar sent food relief to victims in post-earthquake Nepal

Besides sending their team of people who served hot meals to over 10,000 people a day, these two Sikh organisations sent out 25,000 packets to Kathmandu.

2. In the UK, homeless people are getting free meals, all thanks to the centuries-old Sikh tradition

The Sikhs have managed to take the concept of Langar outside its traditional setting in temples and out onto the streets to feed the homeless and the poor. The Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Southall, the biggest Sikh temple outside of India, alone serves 5,000 meals on weekdays and 10,000 meals on weekends.

These community kitchens fed 346,992 people across Britain in the UK last year, according to the Trussell Trust.

3. In Canada, the Seva Food Bank serves food to low-income families

Sikhs have been a part of Canada for over a hundred years now. The Seva Food Bank opened its doors in 2010and has dedicating itself towards providing safe, nutritious and most importantly, culturally-appropriate food to low-income families in Mississauga.

Being a religious organisation, they do not fail to respect and take into account the food cultures of other people while serving food and preparing the menu. Truly inspiring, to say the least.

(In the times of growing intolerance - here are some people who are leading the world by example - it is high time we learned from them already)

4. In Los Angeles, the Khalsa Food Pantry and Khalsa Peace Corps provide meals to the poverty-stricken

Located in Pacoima, CA, the Khalsa Food Pantry provides assistance to low-income families in the US and every week, the Khalsa Peace Corps serve about 600 meals at skid row and Venice Boardwalk alone. Sharing meals and uplifting the spirit of communities, they are serving and growing, with dedication and a lot of good will. (Keep at it, fellows!)

5. The Gurudwara Singh Sahib Sabha in Dibrugarh distributed food to about 1000 people affected by the floods that hit Assam last year

While a lot of people pointed out the apathy of the Government during the flood, maybe we forgot to thankthose who worked with all their dedication and effort to reach out to the flood affected areas and help those in need.

6. Khalsa Aid in the UK provided disaster relief in many countries

Khalsa Aid, a UK based Sikh charity provided disaster relief in Albania, Turkey, Somalia and Pakistan. The British Sikhs also helped the Thames Valley and Somerset flood victims by delivering sand bags, food and medical supplies to those affected.

In one of their Middle East ventures, they also delivered food, blankets, clothes and water to over 150 Yazidi refugee families, many of whose family members were kidnapped by the ISIS.