Khalsa Aid, didirikan pada tahun 1999, adalah organisasi kemanusiaan nirlaba internasional yang berlokasi di Inggris yang memberikan dukungan kepada para korban bencana alam dan buatan manusia di seluruh dunia.[1] Organisasi tersebut telah memberikan bantuan selama banjir London 2016,[2] kepada korban perang Suriah yang terkena dampak pada tahun 2015,[3] mendirikan kamp-kamp untuk pengungsi Rohingya di perbatasan Bangladesh-Myanmar pada tahun 2017,[4][5] membantu pembangunan kembali Kerala setelah banjir 2018,[6][7] dan memberi makan pekerja NHS di Inggris[8] dan orang miskin di India selama pandemi COVID-19.[9][10] Khalsa Aid dinominasikan dalam Hadiah Nobel atas pekerjaan kemanusiaannya oleh dua politisi Sikh Kanada MP Tim Uppal, MPP Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria dan wali kota Brampton Patrick Brown.[11]

Khalsa Aid
Tanggal pendirian1999
PendiriRavinder (Ravi) Singh
No. regristrasi1163294
TipeOrganisasi amal
Lokasi
Wilayah layanan
Seluruh dunia
JasaLayanan amal
Situs webwww.khalsaaid.org

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  1. ^ "Gurpreet Singh: Khalsa Aid deserves appreciation, not mudslinging, for standing up for Rohingyas". The Georgia Straight (dalam bahasa Inggris). 30 September 2017. Diakses tanggal 23 June 2020. 
  2. ^ Pidd, Helen; Halliday, Josh (5 January 2016). "How the floods united the north – from chefs bearing curry to refugees with sandbags". The Guardian. 
  3. ^ "Sikhs win hearts of Syrian refugees with 'sewa'". Hindustan Times (dalam bahasa Inggris). 8 October 2015. Diakses tanggal 23 June 2020. 
  4. ^ Molloy0, Mark (16 November 2017). "Sikh volunteers give aid to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma". The Telegraph (dalam bahasa Inggris). ISSN 0307-1235. Diakses tanggal 23 June 2020. 
  5. ^ Sonia Sarkar (20 December 2019). "What Khalsa Aid can teach you about giving". Livemint. Diakses tanggal 16 August 2020. “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." 
  6. ^ "Kerala floods: Khalsa Aid volunteers reach Kochi, set up Langar to feed 2000 people". The Indian Express (dalam bahasa Inggris). 20 August 2018. Diakses tanggal 23 June 2020. 
  7. ^ "For Many, Kerala Floods May Be A Thing Of Past, But Khalsa Aid Is Still Rebuilding The State". IndiaTimes (dalam bahasa Inggris). 5 January 2019. Diakses tanggal 23 June 2020. 
  8. ^ Shah, Dhruti (29 March 2020). "Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS". BBC News. 
  9. ^ Harpreet Bajwa And Vineet Upadhyay (26 March 2020). "These Good Samaritans help soften the blow for poor during the COVID-19 lockdown". The New Indian Express. Diakses tanggal 16 August 2020. 
  10. ^ Avneet Kaur (23 April 2020). "Khalsa Aid volunteers help soften the blow for needy". Jalandhar: The Tribune (Chandigarh). Diakses tanggal 16 August 2020. 
  11. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Khalsa Aid nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". Tribuneindia News Service (dalam bahasa Inggris). Diakses tanggal 15 February 2021. 

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