Nishkam SWAT (it stands for Sikh Welfare and Awareness Team), started ten years ago as a youth club in Southall. In 2009 they began offering food and support to the homeless in their area. Since then they’ve expanded to locations across London and the south-east, including Reading, Oxford and Milton Keynes, with a network of volunteers that allows them to operate seven days a week. Nishkam SWAT are winners of Outstanding Achievement at the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2018.
Global Operations Director Randeep Singh Lall says, "You've got people who are sofa surfing, you've got people who are from hostels, people who are going through abusive relationships. There are so many different scenerios and the thing is we don't differentiate between anyone, or any race, or religion, or creed, or social status. Everyone to us is absolutely equal. We treat them with respect, we show them love. Anything we need to do to help them further, we try to do."
