Abstract
The aim of the paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of NGOs that provide food distribution to the homeless in Kuala Lumpur. Using personal interviewing as a method of data collection, the study focuses on the aspect of social capital amongst the Non-Governmental Organizations, especially in terms of bonding and bridging social capital. Analysis of the data procured from the NGOs was done, and trust as one of the components of social capital is seen evidently in the study. This paper defines a new kind of trust that exists between the seven NGOs and the homeless people in this particular context, namely moralistic trust. Informants who have been interviewed all declared a uniform insight towards their relationships to the homeless, giving us a new understanding as to how NGOs build trust with those who are considered destitute, weak, doomed, losers or marginalized in society.
Highlights
Homelessness is a word that is commonly associated to Social problem as it is inevitably faced by all societies over the years
Homelessness in Malaysia In Malaysia, it has been said that there are around 1,400 homeless people residing in Kuala Lumpur area based from the 2010 survey done by the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development (MWFCD)
According to Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (YKN) or the National Welfare Malaysia, at present, there is no existing official record of the NGOs undertaking this advocacy, for the previous years, the active engagement of Malaysian NGOs in combating homelessness in the country has been apparent to the public as they persistently give away food packs to the homeless in Kuala Lumpur area
Summary
In Malaysia, it has been said that there are around 1,400 homeless people residing in Kuala Lumpur area based from the 2010 survey done by the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development (MWFCD). In spite of the idea that the Government has put up this transitional housing as a step in highlighting and addressing the needs of this particular sector in the community, Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations never cease to play their part in meeting the needs of the growing homeless population. These NGOs are in a constant pursuit of developing and expanding possible services which they could offer to the homeless. These NGOs are in a constant pursuit of developing and expanding possible services which they could offer to the homeless. Azman & Sulaiman (2011, p. 53) said that efforts by these many NGOs are offered to complement the programmes of the government for the urban poor
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