Co-ordinate donations to prevent surplus and abuse

Much-needed medical care: The homeless getting treatment from Pertiwi volunteer doctors at the Medan Tuanku Feeding Centre. Pertiwi mobile clinics are located at the Medan Tuanku Feeding Centre and Kota Raya every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

BEING compassionate and reaching out to the less fortunate and helping those in need is a trait associated with Malaysians but this kindness is, at times, abused by recipients.

StarMetro recently highlighted the issue of food going to waste on the streets but the generosity of Malaysians, we found, is open to abuse.