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VCI Global organized a meaningful volunteer initiative with The Lost Food Project on 6 June 2025, bringing together 26 dedicated volunteers to support this pioneering food bank's mission in Malaysia. Located at 47, Jalan Tiga, Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur, The Lost Food Project works tirelessly to rescue food and surplus products for those in need while addressing the critical issues of food waste and food insecurity in our community. Our team was excited to contribute hands-on support to an organization that plays such a vital role in both environmental sustainability and social welfare.

We began our volunteer work by engaging in various food preparation activities alongside The Lost Food Project's experienced board members. Our volunteers took on essential tasks including sorting rescued food items to ensure quality and safety standards, thoroughly cleaning fresh vegetables, and carefully cutting produce such as cabbage to prepare them for distribution. These activities gave us direct insight into the meticulous care and attention required to transform rescued food into nutritious meals for beneficiaries, while also highlighting the scale of food waste that exists in our society and the potential for positive impact through organized rescue efforts.

Following the food preparation phase, we assisted with the distribution process by helping to move and load packed food items for individuals and community representatives who came to the center to collect them. This aspect of our volunteer work allowed us to witness firsthand the gratitude and relief of those receiving the food packages, reinforcing the immediate and tangible impact of our collective efforts. We also participated in the important task of measuring and recording the total weight of food successfully distributed, which serves as a crucial metric for the organization's impact assessment and reporting.

The weight measurement process revealed the broader significance of The Lost Food Project's work in addressing both environmental and social challenges. We learned that by tracking food weight, the organization can effectively evaluate their success in reducing food waste and measure their environmental impact through diverting edible food from landfills, which in turn minimizes harmful greenhouse gas emissions. This systematic approach to measuring impact ensures that more nutritious meals reach those in need while contributing to broader sustainability goals, demonstrating how food rescue operations create positive outcomes across multiple dimensions of social and environmental responsibility.

This volunteer experience proved to be both rewarding and eye-opening for our entire team, deepening our understanding of food security challenges and our commitment to sustainability initiatives. We left The Lost Food Project with a greater appreciation for the complexity of food waste issues and the innovative solutions being implemented to address them. The hands-on nature of our involvement strengthened our resolve to continue supporting community-based organizations and reinforced VCI Global's dedication to giving back to society through meaningful volunteer work that creates lasting positive change in our local community.