Pertiwi Soup Kitchen founder gone, but not her cause

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KUALA LUMPUR: Resolute yet deeply compassionate; determined to inspire change but never to make a name for herself – these are how some of the late Munirah Abdul Hamid’s family and friends best remember her for.

Munirah founded Pertiwi Soup Kitchen in 2010, serving warm grub for the homeless in the heart of Kuala Lumpur four nights a week, something which kept going even through the Covid-19 pandemic.

She was also an active human rights activist and sought to support these homeless individuals in lifting themselves out of poverty, even through collaboration with the government.

Munirah breathed her last yesterday morning after a battle with cancer, passing away peacefully at her home at about 4am. She was 70.

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