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International NGO Khalsa Aid has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their humanitarian work across the globe.

Canadian MP Tim Uppal, MPP for Brampton South Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, and Mayor of Brampton Patrick Brown have officially nominated the organization.

“Khalsa Aid became the first-ever cross-border international humanitarian aid organization based on the Sikh principle of ‘recognizing the whole human race as one’. Founded by Ravinder (Ravi) Singh, who was struck by the plight of the refugees in Kosovo in 1999, the charity has been providing support around the world to victims of natural and man-made disasters such as floods, earthquakes, famine, and war for over 20 years. They have been able to provide crucial aid to millions of people around the world,” read the letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

khalsa aid nobel peace prize 2021 — Source: Khalsa Aid India

The NGO thanked all for the historic nomination.

We are humbled to be nominated for the @NobelPrize 🙏🏻🙏🏻@ranvir01 @HackedOffHugh @ReutersIndia @BBCBerkshire pic.twitter.com/FoQrORWTC0

— Khalsa Aid (@Khalsa_Aid) January 18, 2021

In the gloomiest of times, the Khalsa Aid volunteers who have served people are no less than angels. From Puerto Rico to the Philippines, their humanitarian projects have been spread all across the continents.

Here are some of the recent highlights of the humanitarian work done by the Sikh organization.

Aiding the protesting farmers in Delhi

Khalsa Aid has been serving langars and eventually set up camp with the farmers at Tikri Border. The NGO is now running a 600-bed full-to-capacity night shelter along with the two ‘Kisan Malls‘ which provide various items of daily use, such as innerwear, thermals, toothbrushes, etc to those in need. Sanitary napkins are being provided for free to women. They also set up a foot massage center for the farmers.

Kisan mall is running effectively at Singhu and Tikri Border.

Around 700-800 farmers access the mall daily to get…

Posted by Khalsa Aid India on Friday, January 15, 2021

Treating and aiding the wounded and affected in Delhi Riots

Delhi saw a grim end to its February last year as 53 people were dead and more than a thousand homeless as a result of a riot that broke out in the city.

Khalsa Aid had then identified and contacted shopkeepers and business owners who had lost their shops in the riots and helped them rebuild so that they can get their business started again.

Cyclone Fani and Amphan

Odisha was shredded to pieces in May 2019 as Cyclone Fani passed through the state. Many died and many were left homeless or without food, water, and electricity for months. In such a time, dozens of volunteers of Khalsa Aid stepped into the field to help the survivors in Puri and the suburbs. They had set up camp near Puri and prepared food at the site which was distributed through mobile kitchens.

A year later in 2020, cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in Bengal. Amidst the pandemic and cyclonic destruction, the Khalsa Aid volunteers provided emergency relief assistance like drinking water and hot cooked meals to the affected population.

Serving throughout the pandemic and lockdown

During the nation and worldwide lockdown in 2020, around 32,000 Khalsa Aid volunteers risked their lives to distribute ration, langar, PPE kits, and masks to those who needed them.

Distributing freshly cooked meals to stranded truck drivers in the UK

Thousands of truck drivers were left stranded in the United Kingdom after France closed its UK border for 48 hours in the month of December amid concerns over the spread of a new strain of coronavirus. At this hour of need, volunteers from Khalsa Aid not only provided hot, cooked meals for the stranded drivers but also helped spread awareness about their situation and urged people to send in donations.

Do you support their nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, 2021?