Turning unsold Ramadan bazaar food into aid

Reaching out: Youth and Sports Ministry officials visiting a stall at the Parit Betak Ramadan bazaar in Benut, Pontian, Johor.

PONTIAN: The Youth and Sports Ministry, via its Pontian office, has kicked off an effort to tackle food wastage at a Ramadan bazaar here where more than 110kg of unsold food and beverages were collected in under three days.

Pontian Youth and Sports assistant officer Mohamed Azrul Syam Mohamed Yusof said young volunteers around 20 years old have been roped in for the initiative, which collects unsold bazaar food to be distributed to needy folks for their buka puasa (breaking of fast) meals.