The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the livelihood of many families. The struggle to make ends meet has become even more challenging with climate change causing greater occurrences and severity of natural disasters such as floods.

To support families who are trying in this challenging times, the Giving Hands initiative has been established to channel aid from chartable entities to deserving families. Unlike other proactive initiatives such as local food banks, which often times lead to over supply of food supplies to the same households, Giving Hands operates on a needs basis by having Kuching Shapers looking out for calls for assistance on local social media groups and word of mouth. In doing so, the on-demand approach by Giving Hands fills an important gap by supporting communities who may be left out by mainstream initiatives, especially in times of need.