20th December 2019 is the first launched of Muhibbah Malaysia Food Bank Society.
We are one of fast-growing size of the foodbank’s operations in Malaysia and recognized as Main Strategic Partner (RSU) under Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living.
What remains with us is the original concept; we collect surplus food supplies and/or close-to-expiry goods, rescue rejected products that are still fit for consumption. Ans we are re-distribute these items to centres around Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Pahang, Johor, Perak, Terengganu, Penang, Kelantan, Perlis and Sabah.
Presently, we support about 40 centres through initiative. Ever since the nation has implemented the Movement Control order in March 2020, Muhibbah Foodbank has been kept busy with food aid relief collection and distribution.
We mainly target the indigent community for aid distribution, but we also provide relief aids of dry food, drinking water, blankets and sanitizers to flood or disaster victims.
Together with local community and council leaders, we have launched the Negeri Sembilan Food Bank Road Tour 2020 programme on 31st October 2020. The aim is to engage local councils in the entire process of providing food aid relief to an estimated 1000 families across the state. Distribution activities are done by the end of the year.
Even though most of the food items we received are either sponsored or donated, some major items still need to be purchased. Our biggest purchases of food aid items are rice, cooking oil and sugar. We constantly appeal to the public for gracious donation of funds to enable us to continuously purchase these necessities.
Dr. Jacyntha Lo, affectionately known as Dr. J Lo, is the driving force behind Muhibbah Food Bank Malaysia. Her journey began in March 1998, balancing tertiary studies at Inti University, Nilai, with part-time work in the insurance industry. At just 21, she graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Information Technology from Coventry University.
Her subsequent career in insurance has been marked by exceptional success. Since 2006, she’s been a member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), USA – the industry’s highest accolade – and a recipient of the International Quality Award (IQA), USA. Her list of achievements includes the Court of the Table (USA, 2014-2016), the AKARD Top 7 Award (two consecutive years), and recognition as a Top 11 insurance professional in Malaysia by NAMLIFA. She also consistently won Top Personal Sales Awards and Overall Group Champion titles in her home state, Negeri Sembilan. In 2014, she founded LNM Wealth Advisory Sdn Bhd.
Dr. J Lo’s commitment to charity is deeply rooted, stemming from her childhood and her father’s emphasis on the importance of giving. This commitment led her to volunteer at various organizations from 2012, including Tzu Chi International School (Malacca), Tzu Chi Muar Jingsi Hall, Tzu Chi Da-ai Station, Charis Home (Mantin), Little Flower Learning Centre (Seremban), and Buddha School (Nepal). This passion for service also led her to establish Little Angels Nurturing Care Centre in 2022 and Loving Angels Enhancement Care Centre in 2023.
Her dedication to education is equally strong. She earned a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Sabi University, France (2017), and is currently pursuing a PhD in Education, fully funded by Inti International University and Yayasan Muhibbah Berhad, which she established in 2024. In 2018, she established En Xin Soup Kitchen, laying the groundwork for her focus on sustainable charity. That same year, she achieved the prestigious JCI Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians (TOYM) award, a first for a woman in Malaysia’s financial industry. In 2019, she opened En Xin’s Restoran Dapur Sedap, providing daily free meals to the underprivileged while collecting and redistributing surplus food (up to 10 tonnes monthly) to over 40 centers across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, and Negeri Sembilan. Restoran Dapur Sedap received the 2019 JCIM Sustainable Development Goals (Zero Hunger) award, endorsed by the United Nations, and further recognition in 2023 with another JCI Sustainable Development Award (SDA), also endorsed by the United Nation. In addition to her work with Muhibbah Food Bank, her impressive qualifications include:
Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education (ADHD, Autism, and Learning Disabilities): Asian College of Teachers
Master of Arts in Special Education and Early Childhood: EIU-Paris
Certified Financial Planner (CFP): Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM)
Registered Financial Planner (RFP) and Shariah Registered Financial Planner (Shariah RFP): Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)
Applied Behavioral Analysis Technician (ABAT) certification (2022)
Dr. J Lo’s guiding principles—Zero Poverty, Zero Food Waste, Zero Hunger, and Zero Pollution—drive Muhibbah Food Bank Malaysia’s mission. The organization relies on a dedicated team of over 50 volunteers and 10 staff members, collaborating with welfare centers to support approximately 30,000 beneficiaries, rescuing and redistributing up to 30 tonnes of food and disaster relief aid each month. Her unwavering dedication to community service and her commitment to continuous personal and professional development make her a true exemplar in the fight against hunger and poverty.
Dr. Jacyntha Lo, or lovingly known to the community as Dr J Lo, began her tertiary studies in March 1998 at Inti University, Nilai.
At the same time, she joined the insurance industry as a part-time agent to support her student life. She graduated with a bachelor’s in business information technology in the year of 2000, at a tender young age of 21.
Since entering the insurance field, she has never looked back. She went on to achieve the International Quality Award (IQA), USA. In the year 2006, she claimed her position in the Million Dollar RoundTable, USA-the highest benchmark of the industry.
She kept pushing herself forward and went on to clinching many more awards; Court of Table USA from year 2014-2016, AKARD Top 7 Award for 2 consecutive years, and was even named once the Top 11 in Malaysia by NAMLIFA. She has also made her home state Negeri Sembilan proud by winning countless Top Personal Sales Awards and Overall Group Champions alongside her elite group of agents.
Dr. J Lo has been exposed to charity acts since she was a little girl, with credits to her father. He has always taught her that it is a bigger blessing to be able to give than to receive.
In 2012, she began what she now calls her charity journey. She volunteered in many places such as Tzu Chi International School, Malacca, Tzu Chi Muar Jingsi Hall, Tzu Chi Da-ai Station, Charis Home, Mantin, Little Flower Learning Centre, Seremban, and Buddha School, Nepal.
Education is something she holds very high regards of. Therefore, she continued her studies to attain her Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Sabi University, France in the year 2017.
2018, she founded En Xin Soup Kitchen to continue growing her charity journey, with emphasis on sustainability. That year itself, she was named one of JCI’s Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM), historically being the first lady from Malaysia’s financial industry to do so.
The following year, she successfully opened up En Xin’s very own Restoran Dapur Sedap, where free meals are provided daily to the underprivilege community, and surplus food items such as organic vegetables, fruits, breads, and dairy are collected.
The rescued food items, which can amount up to 10 tonnes, are in turn re-distributed to support over 40 centres in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor and of course her beloved home state, Negeri Sembilan.
Restoran Dapur Sedap was awarded the 2019 JCIM Sustainable Development Goals (Zero Hunger)- a recognition endorsed by the United Nations.
In July 2020, Muhibbah Foodbank successfully acquired a pre-owned 1-tonne chiller truck through part-sponsorships and donations.
This truck was much-needed upgrade for the collection of rescued food supplies, donated bulk items and the regular delivery of relief aids in a higher volume.
This truck was made possible through funding and sponsorships from LNM Wealth Advisory Sdn. Bhd., YAC Fruits Sdn. Bhd. and Multiplex Development Sdn. Bhd.
With this truck, it is now possible for us to rescue perishable food items from a further location or to transport them in proper temperatures.
May 2021, we were once again blessed with a generous sponsoring of another addition to our fleet. This time, Infra Mobile Digital Sdn. Bhd, has kindly agreed to donate a 1-tonne lorry for our increasing volume of donation and sponsorship collection.
This lorry comes with a canvas cover backing, so the cargo compartment will enable us to transport bulkier items such as rescued furniture with better ease.
