ImportMaster at 12:43, 11 May 2022

2022-05-11T12:43:41Z

New page

{{short description|Charitable organization}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Khalsa Aid
| image = Khalsa Aid International.png
| founder = Ravinder (Ravi) Singh
| type = [[Charitable organization|Charity]]
| registration_id = 1163294
| founded_date = 1999
| location = [[Berkshire]]
| coordinates =
| origins =
| area_served = Worldwide
| services = Charitable services
| num_volunteers =
| num_members =
| motto = Recognise the whole human race as one
| homepage = {{URL|www.khalsaaid.org/}}
}}

'''Khalsa Aid''', founded in 1999, is a UK based international non profit humanitarian organization providing support to victims of natural and man made disasters around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 September 2017|title=Gurpreet Singh: Khalsa Aid deserves appreciation, not mudslinging, for standing up for Rohingyas|url=https://www.straight.com/news/974481/gurpreet-singh-khalsa-aid-deserves-appreciation-not-mudslinging-standing-oppressed|access-date=23 June 2020|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en}}</ref> The organization has been acknowledged for providing relief during 2016 London floods,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pidd|first1=Helen|last2=Halliday|first2=Josh|date=5 January 2016|title=How the floods united the north – from chefs bearing curry to refugees with sandbags|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/05/how-floods-united-the-north-chefs-bearing-curries-refugees-with-sandbags}}</ref> in [[Syrian civil war|war-affected Syria]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2015|title=Sikhs win hearts of Syrian refugees with 'sewa'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/in-middle-east-and-europe-sikhs-win-hearts-with-sewa/story-xzRqZwVvbvev2msyhyYsjO.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> setting up refugee camps for [[Rohingya genocide|Rohingyas on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in 2017]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Molloy0|first=Mark|date=16 November 2017|title=Sikh volunteers give aid to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/16/sikh-volunteers-give-aid-rohingya-muslims-fleeing-persecution/|access-date=23 June 2020|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Sonia Sarkar |title=What Khalsa Aid can teach you about giving |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/what-khalsa-aid-can-teach-you-about-giving-11576828381954.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[Livemint]] |date=20 December 2019 |quote=“When we were serving the Rohingya refugees, we were called anti-nationals and Muslim appeasers on social media, but when we told them there were Hindu Rohingya refugees and Muslims alike, then everyone kept quiet," Amarpreet says. “Our aim is to do selfless service that goes beyond the realms of faith or community, a service for the weak and marginalized."}}</ref> helping in rebuilding [[2018 Kerala floods|Kerala after 2018 floods]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2018|title=Kerala floods: Khalsa Aid volunteers reach Kochi, set up Langar to feed 2000 people|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/kerala-floods-khalsa-aid-volunteers-set-up-langar-kochi-5313384/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2019|title=For Many, Kerala Floods May Be A Thing Of Past, But Khalsa Aid Is Still Rebuilding The State|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/for-many-kerala-floods-may-be-a-thing-of-past-but-khalsa-aid-is-still-rebuilding-the-state-359887.html|access-date=23 June 2020|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> and feeding NHS workers in the UK<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shah|first=Dhruti|date=29 March 2020|title=Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52062905}}</ref> and the poor in India during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Harpreet Bajwa And Vineet Upadhyay |title=These Good Samaritans help soften the blow for poor during the COVID-19 lockdown |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/mar/26/these-good-samaritans-help-soften-the-blow-for-poor-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-2121657.html |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Avneet Kaur |title=Khalsa Aid volunteers help soften the blow for needy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/khalsa-aid-volunteers-help-soften-the-blow-for-needy-74937 |access-date=16 August 2020 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=23 April 2020 |location=[[Jalandhar]]}}</ref> Khalsa Aid was nominated for Noble Prize for its humanitarian work by two Canadian Sikh politicians [[Tim Uppal|MP Tim Uppal]], MPP [[Prabmeet Sarkaria|Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria]] and Brampton mayor Patrick Brown.<ref name=":0" />

== Key people ==

* [[Ravi Singh (humanitarian)|Ravi Singh]] (CEO & Founder)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Khalsa Aid nominated for Nobel Peace Prize|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/khalsa-aid-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-200291|access-date=15 February 2021|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.khalsaaid.org/ Official Website]

[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in London]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in England]]

{{UK-charity-stub}}

Khalsa Aid - Revision history

ImportMaster at 12:43, 11 May 2022