Rizal (left) and his friends visiting a recipient (in green) in Perlis to help the family with groceries and home repairs. Photos: Rizal Khalif
On New Year’s Day in 2019, a few friends knocked on the door of a rented house in Kampung Melayu Subang in Shah Alam, Selangor. They were strangers to the occupants – a single mother with nine children, the youngest who suffered from Down Syndrome and a hole in the heart condition – but they were there to help.
That was how the #ketukpintu (which means “knock on the door” in Bahasa Melayu) initiative first started.
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Knocking on doors
Rizal (left) and his friends visiting a recipient (in green) in Perlis to help the family with groceries and home repairs. Photos: Rizal Khalif
Rizal Khalif (left) on a #ketukpintu visit in Kuala Tahan, Pahang.
Visiting a family in Kuala Tahan.
The home of the family in Perlis that they visited under the #ketukpintu initiative.
Helping to repair the home of the family in Perlis.
On New Year's Day in 2019, the #ketukpintu or literally translated, 'knocking on door' charity initiative started. Photo: Instagram Stories/Abang Polar
The dilapidated condition of the home of the family that Rizal and his friends visited in Perlis.
The home of the family that they visited in Perlis.
Many of the families don't even have amenities such as a proper toilet/bathroom.
The 'bedroom' of the family that they visited in Perlis.
The living room of the home of the family that they visited in Kuala Tahan, Pahang.
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