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Tzu Chi relief actions in Malaysia Flood (2007/01/09) Malaysia was overwhelmed by one of the worst flood in recent years in December 2006. According to IFRC, nearly 100,000 people were displaced by the flood.

Updates 2: Tzu Chi relief actions in Philippines for Typhoon Durian victims on 13 Dec 2006 (2006/12/14) After two days of relief efforts in Albay province, Tzu Chi Foundation Philippines continue its relief actions for the Typhoon Durian victims. So far, over 2,100 families and 2,500 patients have benefited.

Updates 1: Tzu Chi relief actions in Philippines for Typhoon Durian victims on 12 Dec 2006 (2006/12/14) On the first of the three day relief efforts in Albay province, Tzu Chi Foundation Philippines continuing relief actions for the Typhoon Durian victims have benefited over 1,300 families and 1,000 patients on the 12th December.

Relief to South African Fire Victims (2006/08/17) MAUGUASI, South Africa - A fire at 10pm on August 15th left 28 households homeless. Because the temperature was around 3 degree Celsius, the fire victims were in great need of food and warm clothes.

Distribution Activity (2006/08/16) "Back To School" Project, carried out by Tzu Chi volunteers & local Food Bank has been continued for 3 years.

Spreading Love Across Lynwood Park (2006/06/12) LYNWOOD PARK, Canada - On the afternoon of June 12th, ten Tzu Chi volunteers from Ottawa along with sixteen members of the Bayshore community Tai Chi team (seniors from age 60 to 76) went to visit the Lynwood Park Lodge, a retirement center. It was an intimate two-hour gathering that mixed Eastern and Western culture.

Tzu Chi medical aids to Imogiri (2006/05/29) Bantul, 29 May - Local Tzu Chi medical team have treated 200 patients and performed a surgery within the first four hours since the setup of the Imogiri clinic in the Bantul region.

Tzu Chi Java Earthquake Disaster Relief: Logistics and Relief Efforts Update (2006/05/29) Indonesia, 29 May - Up till now, volunteers of Taiwan Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation Indonesia Branch have served 265 patients in the Earthquake disaster area of Bantul.

Indonesia Tsunami Victims helps Earthquake Victims: Tzu Chi volunteers inspires previous recipients to become benefactors (2006/05/29) Indonesia, 29 May - South Asia Tsunami victims showed their benevolent actions to the Central Java Earthquake victims when volunteers of Taiwan Compassion Relief Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Indonesia Branch appealed for their goodwill.

Tzu Chi to ship 500 tons of rice to Earthquake Disaster Area (2006/05/28) 28 May, Indonesia -Taiwan Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation (Tzu Chi) is to send first 100 tons of the 500 tons of rice aids to the Indonesian Earthquake disaster area on 29 May.

Rapid Relief and Medical AIDS to Indonesia Earthquake (2006/05/28) 28 May, Indonesia -- A second eighteen members medic and relief team of Taiwan Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation (Tzu Chi) arrived at Yogyakarta at 9 PM via air on the morning of 28 May.

Building a new home after Typhoon Chanchu (2006/05/19) Samar province, Philippines - On the 12th May, Typhoon Chanchu hit Philippine, causing damage to many houses and economical crops such as banana and other fruit trees.

Swift medical and food aids to Volcano displaced residents (2006/05/17) More than 22,000 residents have been forced to evacuate their homes since the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi, according to media reports.

Tzu Chi provides permanent housings for Tsunami survivors in Indonesia and Sri Lanka (2006/05/16) More than a year after the South Asia Tsunami, nearly 1,000 families have moved into permanent housing in the Great Love villages in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, with more than 3,300 houses currently under construction in total.

Tzu Chi soothes South Africa AIDS epidemic -- Help for AIDS Orphans in South Africa (2006/05/02) In South Africa, the country with the highest number of HIV positive population in the world, AIDS is a ubiquitous threat.

Prince Hussein of Jordan Participated in Tzu Chi Charity Efforts for Bedouins on April 16, 2006 (2006/04/17) Eleven Tzu Chi volunteers helped distribute donated goods to a Bedouin village of 150 families in northern Jordan.

Tzu Chi Eases Medical Needs in Vietnam (2006/04/16) Poverty in Tien Giang province, southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, is the biggest obstacle for most residents in terms of medical care.

ReliefWeb: Tsunami survivors move into permanent housing in Sri Lanka (2006/04/14) Hambantota, Sri Lanka --- More than one year after the South Asia tsunamis that devastated 12 countries along the Indian Ocean, survivors in Hambantota, Sri Lanka are finally able to start their life anew by settling down into the new permanent housing that Tzu Chi Foundation has built for them.

Update: Relief Work of Taiwan Tzu Chi Foundation in Pakistan (2006/03/13) On the 8th of October 2005 a major earthquake struck Southern Asia.

Three exciting events in the Philippines (2006/02/05) PASIL, Philippines - On the morning of February 5th, Familiara Street was packed with a hundred Tzu Chi volunteers.

Tzu Chi Children Development School Event (2006/01/22) Sandakan, Malaysia - The first event to be held by the Tzu Chi Children Development School in 2006 happened at 2pm on January 22nd.

Heartwarming Camp for Scholarship Students in Indonesia (2006/01/18) BANTEN, Indonesia - Ninety two students, subsidized by a Tzu Chi scholarship program, attended a three-day camp in Anyer Beach from January 8th to 10th, 2006.

Chinese New Year Came Early to Chinese Malaysians (2006/01/15)KLUANG, Malaysia - An early Chinese New Year celebration livened up an aid distribution conducted by Tzu Chi volunteers in the Kluang community center.

ReliefWeb: Tsunami survivors move into Tzu Chi houses in Indonesia (2006/01/14) Just one year after the Dec. 26, 2004 devastating tsunamis struck Indonesia and 11 other countries bordering the Indian Ocean, Indonesian survivors began moving into a housing community built in Aceh Province by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation.

Fire relief in the Philippines (2006/01/02) MANILA, Philippines - A deadly fire broke out near the Chinese community in Manila on New Year's Eve.

Malaysia Beach Clean Up (2005/11/27) SEREMBAN, Malaysia - One hundred and forty Tzu Chi volunteers took part in a beach clean-up at the locally famous Port Dickson Beach. The beach clean-up started at 9am after a briefing.

The Exhibition - First Day (Journey to the West) (2005/10/25) The photo exhibition of Journey to the West opened to the public on Dec. 2nd in Millbrae, California. Starting Dec. 3rd, there will be seminars on every weekend, inviting scholars and religious leaders in the Bay Area to share their researches and interests along Central Asia.

ReliefWeb: Tzu Chi surveys quake-wrecked Kashmir villages, holds free medical clinic (2005/10/25) A 17-member team dispatched by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation began surveying earthquake-wrecked villages surrounding Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, on Oct. 23 and held its first medical clinic for the injured residents on Oct. 24.

ReliefWeb: Tzu Chi volunteers survey hurricane-wrecked villages in Guatemala (2005/10/23) Among the six central and southern American nations affected by Hurricane Stan, Guatemala sustained the most severe impact from the storm, stretching across more than 34,000 square km.

ReliefWeb: Tzu Chi sends relief team to help Pakistani quake victims (2005/10/19) A 15-member relief team organized by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation arrived in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Oct. 19 to join relief operations for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the northern regions of Pakistan on Oct. 8.

Tzu Chi aid to U.S. hurricane victims tops US$3 million (2005/10/19) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation's relief efforts for the evacuees of Hurricane Katrina that struck several U.S. states in late August are still ongoing, and as of mid-October, its financial assistance to the evacuees in 11 states has surpassed US$3 million.

ReliefWeb: Tzu Chi provides 200 power generators to help relief efforts in Texas (2005/9/28) The Buddhist Taiwan Tzu Chi Foundation provided 200 electric generators and 1,150 cases of bottled water for post-hurricane relief efforts in Beaumont, Texas, on Sept. 28 after the city was hit by Category 3 Rita on Sept. 24.

Tzu Chi donates 200 power generators and 1,152 bottled water to the Beaumont police warehouse (2005/9/28) In response to the request of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Matthew D. Orwig, Tzu Chi Texas purchased 200 power generators from Home Depot, each costing about US$700. 1,152 cases of bottled drinking water were also acquired. The total cost was US$142,000. All these relief supplies were delivered to the Beaumont police warehouse within two days. The cost of shipping and delivery of about US$2,400 was generously donated by Home Depot.

Hurricane Evacuees Get Assistance (From Ch11 Atlanta News)

Tzu Chi Foundation Gives $2.4 Million in Financial Assistance to 13,300 Families of Hurricane Katrina Disaster (2005/9/28) SAN DIMAS, California (SEPTEMBER 28, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, Kansas City, Phoenix and Indianapolis. Tzu Chi has been giving assistance in 40 locations in 10 states since Sept. 4. More than 13,300 families-33,300 people-have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi starts building 3,700 houses for tsunami survivors in Indonesia (2005/9/27) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Sept. 24, 2005, to mark the formal start of the foundation's project of building 3,700 permanent houses for survivors of the December 2004 earthquake-tsunami.

Tzu Chi emergency aid benefits 24,000 hurricane evacuees (2005/9/21) The Buddhist Taiwan Tzu Chi Foundation provided US$1.82 million in emergency cash assistance to some 10,000 households of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Texas and seven other states between Sept. 4 and 20.

Tzu Chi Foundation Gives $1.8 Million in Financial Assistance to 10,000 Families of Hurricane Katrina Disaster (2005/9/21) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 21, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, Kansas City, Phoenix and Indianapolis. More than 10,000 families-24,000 people-have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi Foundation Gives $1.5 Million in Financial Assistance to 8,400 Families of Hurricane Katrina Disaster (2005/9/20) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 20, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, Kansas City, Phoenix and Indianapolis. More than 8,400 families—20,000 people—have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi Foundation Gives $1.4 Million in Financial Assistance to 7,800 Families of Hurricane Katrina Disaster (2005/9/17) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 17, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, Kansas City and Phoenix. More than 7,800 families-18,000 people-have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi Foundation Gives $1.2 Million in Financial Assistance to 6,700 Families of Hurricane Katrina Disaster (2005/9/16) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 16, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, Kansas City and Phoenix. More than 6,700 families-15,000 people-have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi's Financial Assistance Reaches 12,600 Evacuees in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas (2005/9/15) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 15, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas. More than 5,300 families—12,600 people—have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi's Financial Assistance Reaches 12,000 Evacuees in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas (2005/9/13) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 13, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas. More than 4,200 families-12,000 people-have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi's Financial Assistance Reaches 10,000 Evacuees in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas (2005/9/12) HOUSTON, Texas (SEPTEMBER 12, 2005) - Relief efforts continue as Tzu Chi provides financial assistance in the form of checks or gift cards to evacuees in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas. More than 3,800 families-10,000 people-have received assistance so far.

Tzu Chi Provides Relief Aid to Over 9,000 Hurricane Victims (2005/9/12) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation continued to provide emergency relief assistance to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, and as of Sept. 11, Tzu Chi has given US$701,200 to 3,838 households, benefiting 9,183 hurricane victims.

Malaysia Celebrates Moon Cake Festival and Donates to Katrina Victims (2005/9/11) MALACCA, Malaysia - In conjunction with the coming Chinese Moon Cake Festival, Tzu Chi volunteers in Malacca held their 117th disaster relief.

Tzu Chi Gives Dental Care, Relief Aid to Hurricane Victims (2005/9/9) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation began providing dental care to the evacuees of Hurricane Katrina in Beaumont,Texas aboard a mobile dental vehicle on Sept. 7, while stepping up other efforts to help the evacuees in Texas and other states.

Hurricane Katrina Tzu Chi Fundraising Effort: (as of 9/8/2005) (2005/9/9) Tzu Chi volunteers in the following 17 countries around the world have launched fundraising drives.

Tzu Chi Mobile Clinic Arrives in Houston Will Provide Dental and Medical Assistance to Katrina Evacuees (2005/9/6) SAN DIMAS, Calif. (SEPTEMBER 6, 2005) - After 40 hours of driving, the Tzu Chi Mobile Clinic finally arrived in Houston to help the evacuees of Hurricane Katrina.

Tzu Chi Provides Assistance to Hurricane Evacuees (2005/9/6) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has begun providing emergency assistance to Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Texas, as Tzu Chi members across the world started to raise funds for the relief efforts.

A Letter from Master Cheng Yen to Hurricane Katrina Victims (2005/9/5) On behalf of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation and our volunteers around the world, I wish to convey our deepest condolences.

Katrina Relief Log (2005/09/04) (2005/9/4) In the evening of September 3, a crew of six reporters from Da Ai TV and Rhythms Monthly Magazines leaves from Taipei to Houston via Los Angeles.

A Letter from Master Cheng Yen -- Hurricane Katrina Relief (2005/9/3) Life is impermanent and the world is fragile. On August 29, Hurricane Katrina caused the most devastating disaster in the last 105 years of US history.

Tzu Chi Volunteers Assist Katrina Evacuees in Houston (2005/9/2) SAN DIMAS (SEPTEMBER 2, 2005) - Tzu Chi Foundation has mobilized hundreds of volunteers in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which completely devastated the coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

Tzu Chi Taiwan Sends Relief Supplies and Blessing to South Africa (2005/8/27) KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - More than two hundred Tzu Chi volunteers from Kaohsiung took part in packing 500 boxes of relief items for South Africa.

Improving Education In Indonesia (2005/7/30) JAKARTA, Indonesia - For many poor children in Indonesia, going to school is a luxury that cannot be afforded.

Volunteering in Vietnam: Back in gear after the years (2005/7/30) HO CHI MINH, Vietnam - Volunteers bring medical resources to destitute areas in Vietnam.

Peace, Homes for Acehnese (2005/7/17) After 30 years of fighting, Aceh is making major leaps towards peace.

Love extends across all boundaries - Care in Paraguay (2005/7/16) PARAGUAY - Tzu Chi volunteers in Paraguay do a variety of services for all different people and groups.

Tzu Chi Promotes Vegetarianism at the 12th Atlanta Asian Cultural Celebration (2005/7/11) ATLANTA, USA - During the 12th annual Asian Culture celebration in Atlanta, more than forty Tzu Chi volunteers took part in helping at Tzu Chi's vegetarian stall.

Worst Flood Disaster in Decades in Australia (2005/7/2) Australians recently suffered from the worst flooding disaster in the past 30 years.

Relief for the Neglected Community (2005/7/1) AMMAN, Jordan - Tzu Chi volunteers in Jordan discovered a group of under-privileged residents living in the most prosperous community of Amman, the capital of Jordan.

Helping Elementary School Students in South Africa (2005/6/29) Imagine a child who can't go to school because she doesn't have adequate shoes or clothes for the winter.

Working Together for Relief in Lesotho (2005/6/25) LESOTHO- Tzu Chi has been active in the beautiful country of Lesotho for a decade now.

Helping the Students in New Zealand (2005/6/24) CENTRAL AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Schools in Central Auckland receive donated books and more from Tzu Chi volunteers, to help students with disabilities and schools lacking in resources.

Meningiocele Successfully Treated (2005/6/23)JAKARTA, Indonesia - Illness is a root of suffering.

Great Love with Cerebral Palsy Patients (2005/6/23) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Tzu Chi volunteers visited the United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA) on June 16, South Africa's Youth Day.

Great Love in Indonesia (2005/6/16) Lamseupeung, INDONESIA - The Tzu Chi foundation has decided to build the second Tzu Chi Great Love Estate in Aceh at Lamseupeung, Indonesia.

El Salvador's Free Dental Clinic (2005/6/9) SANTA ANA, El Salvador - The first Friday and the second Sunday of each month has recently been chosen for free dental clinics to be held at Tzu Chi's Great Love Village II in El Salvador.

Testimony of Love- Scholarships for students in Canada (2005/6/9) VANCOUVER, Canada - On June 9th, 2005, Tzu Chi volunteers from the Coquitlam District visited Eric Lanton Elementary to attend a very special ceremony.

Life After the Tsunami (2005/6/4) JANTHO, Indonesia - At Tzu Chi's temporary tent community in Jantho Indonesia, residents were forced to build a fence to keep out unwanted guests; guests with four legs.

17th Clinic at Mukim Pedu, Malaysia (2005/6/4) MUKIM PEDU, MALAYSIA - Tzu Chi volunteers in Kedah, Malaysia conducted their seventeenth free clinic at Mukim Pedu.

Dedicated Recyclers (2005/6/3) MALAYSIA - To most people, collecting trash is not an activity that they would broadcast to the world, but 73-year-old Chen Zhuo Tang and 62-year-old Wang Hsiang Lan do it proudly.

Tzu Chi rebuilding five schools in quake-stricken Bam (2005/6/1) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation began rebuilding five schools in the ancient Iranian city of Bam in April 2005 for local children whose schools were demolished in a magnitude-6.3 earthquake on Dec. 26, 2003.

Scholarships in Hawaii (2005/5/28) Hawaii reminds us of gorgeous landscapes and relaxing beaches.

Clinic Established Among People (2005/5/28) CENGKARNG, Indonesia - This year, Tzu Chi's free clinic in Indonesia helped provide free medical service to people from all over Indonesia; people who ordinarily would not have been able to afford hospital treatment.

Rediscovering the Importance of Reading (2005/5/26) SAN FRANCISCO, USA - Reading plays a vital role in education, and it is through reading that children can master basic skills and do better academically.

Caring for the Elderly on Vesak Day (2005/5/24) MEDAN, Indonesia - Tzu Chi's Medan branch held its first Vesak Day celebration with a Buddha bathing ceremony.

The story behind the worker: Caring in Guatemala (2005/5/22) GUATEMALA - A manager in a company recommended to its owner to lay off a worker who was working too slowly.

Caring in Chinatown (2005/5/21) SINGAPORE - Niu Chi Sui is the name of Singapore's Chinatown.

Special Graduation Ceremony (2005/5/15) MILPITAS, USA - Tzu Chi's Northern California Chapter recently held a graduation ceremony for its kindergarten class. But it was a graduation ceremony like no other.

Relief Efforts in Jordan (2005/5/10) In the Middle East, Tzu Chi volunteers have been conducting several spring relief distributions throughout the month of April in Jordan.

Library on Wheels for the Children (2005/5/9) The international Relief that has poured in to the tsunami victims of South Asia have brought essential items to keep people alive and healthy.

Raising hygiene awareness among orphans (2005/5/5) MEDAN, Indonesia - A team of Tzu Chi volunteers and medical personnel from Medan visited Getsemane Kashi Orphanage in the area of Tanjung Mulia in Medan.

World's largest Chinese Spring Roll - Fundraising for Tsunami Victims (2005/4/30) NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - The world's largest Chinese spring roll is now 434.36 feet long and was wrapped on April 30th in Cornell University.

Great love remains seven years after flood relief in Erzhou (2005/4/28) ERZHOU, CHINA - Tzu Chi volunteers first arrived in Erzhou in 1998, after a large flood occurred there in China's Hubei province.

Senior Recycling Volunteers (2005/4/27) BANQIAO, TAIWAN - There is gold to be found at Tzu Chi's recycling center in Banqiao city of Taipei County.

Fourteen Years of Tzu Chi Service (2005/4/27) HOUSTON, TEXAS - In 1991, Tzu Chi established a chapter in Houston, Texas, the largest city in the southern part of the U.S.

Tzu Chi builds 2,578 tent houses for tsunami survivors in Indonesia (2005/4/26) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has completed building more than 2,570 house-style tents for survivors of the Dec. 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh Province, Indonesia.

Celebrating a New Home in Argentina (2005/4/22) A new and permanent home has been found for Tzu Chi's liaison office in Argentina after years of relocation and searching.

Flood in Kuala Lumpur (2005/4/22) KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - An hour's worth of heavy rain was all it took to flood Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Over 200 households were damaged in the worst flood that occurred since last year.

Treasure and make good use of life (2005/4/17) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Tzu Chi home visit volunteers including the Tzu Chi Youth Group visited two households to give care and to show kindness to the family.

Argentine Tzu Chi volunteers hold their first free clinic (2005/4/17) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Providing free clinics has been on the minds of Tzu Chi volunteers here for years.

Tzu Chi distributes 310 tons of rice to tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka (2005/4/16) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed 310 tons of rice to some 8,000 tsunami-affected families in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka, on April 9 and 10, 2005, benefiting over 30,000 people.

Healing Through Volunteerism (2005/4/11) Several hundred Tzu Chi volunteers work together to distribute rice to the tsunami victims in Sri Lanka.

Cleaning a stream to purify the mind (2005/4/10) BANGKOK, Thailand - Under a scorching afternoon sun at a small city park, Tzu Chi volunteers young and old gathered.

Tzu Chi sends relief goods to quake-stricken Indonesian island (2005/3/30) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation began transporting relief goods to the Indonesian island of Nias from Medan on March 29, one day after a magnitude-8.7 earthquake struck the island famed as a surfing paradise.

Tzu Chi distributes 80 tons of rice to tsunami victims in Indonesian city (2005/3/30) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed about 80 tons of rice and 4,000 boxes of noodles to 3,520 tsunami-displaced families in Meulaboh, a city in western Aceh Province, Indonesia, on March 12, 2005.

A New Beginning for Meulaboh (2005/3/17) ACEH, INDONESIA - After the December 26th, 2004 earthquake and tsunami disaster, the city of Meulaboh was devastated, and its atmosphere turned into something of a ghost town.

Malaysians Raise Funds for Tsunami Victims (2005/3/2) SABAH, MALAYSIA - Tzu Chi volunteers in Tawau answered the call to help South Asia's tsunami victims by fund-raising in the streets of Tawau, Semporna and Kudat.

Tzu Chi assists two Sri Lankan girls with heart surgery (2005/3/1) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Two heart surgeries will be performed on 14-year old Laco Mary and on 15-year old Shado Rica in Sri Lanka on March 1.

Tzu Chi building tent houses for tsunami victims in Indonesia (2005/2/24) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has begun constructing 1,200 house-style tents for tsunami victims in Meulaboh in western Aceh Province, Indonesia, while preparations for building another 2,500 in Banda Aceh, capital of the province, are underway.

Tzu Chi starts second distribution of relief goods in Sri Lanka (2005/2/21) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed rice and other daily essentials to 5,722 households (21,686 people) in Tangalle, Sri Lanka on Feb. 17, 2005. This was the start of the second round of distribution of relief goods to the tsunami survivors in five cities in southern Sri Lanka.

New homes for tsunami survivors unveiled (2005/2/10) The Buddhist charity organization Tzu Chi Foundation set a 15 million Singapore dollar (9.1 million US) fundraising target to provide new housing for more than 1,000 Sri Lankan families made homeless.

Sri Lankan tsunami victims move into tent houses built by Tzu Chi (2005/2/04) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has completed 196 tent houses for tsunami survivors in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka, and a moving-in ceremony was held at the tent community on Jan. 31, 2005.

Tzu Chi distributes relief goods to 11,700 tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka (2005/1/31) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed rice, sugar, cooking oil and milk powder, enough to feed more than 11,700 tsunami survivors for one month in southeastern Sri Lanka on Jan. 29-30, 2005.

Tzu Chi ready to build 1,200 tent houses for tsunami victims in Meulaboh (2005/1/27) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation shipped the equipment for building 1,200 tent houses in tsunami-stricken Meulaboh to Medan, Indonesia, on Jan. 26. They will be unloaded on Jan. 28 and transported from Medan to Meulaboh by trucks, a 20-hour ride.

International volunteers support Tzu Chi's relief mission in Sri Lanka (2005/1/25) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation's relief efforts for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, including medical care and construction of tent houses, has received support from international volunteers, including those from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States and Canada.

Tzu Chi's fifth medical team arrives in Sri Lanka to help tsunami victims (2005/1/25) The fifth medical mission dispatched by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation arrived in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka, with 52 boxes of medicines on Jan. 24 to continue providing medical care for survivors of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster.

Tzu Chi to start building 3,000 tent houses for survivors in two Indonesian cities (2005/1/21) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation will start building a 1,500-tent community each in Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, the two cities in northern Sumatra that were hard stricken by the Dec. 26 earthquake-triggered tsunamis.

Tzu Chi signs memo to build 1,000 houses for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka (2005/1/21) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation signed a memorandum with the Sri Lankan government in Colombo on Jan. 18 to build 1,000 permanent houses for survivors in Hambantota of the Dec. 26 tsunamis.

Tzu Chi to build 4,000 homes for tsunami survivors in Indonesia, Sri Lanka (2005/1/17) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, a humanitarian organization founded in 1966, plans to build 3,000 permanent homes in Indonesia and at least 1,000 others in Sri Lanka for victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis. Like the 1,100-unit Great Love community built by Tzu Chi for victims of the 2002 floods in Jakarta, the new housing communities will have a school, medical facilities and community activity centers.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi to provide 2,400 tons of rice for 80,000 tsunami victims in Sri Lanka (2005/1/15) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has decided to provide some 2,400 tons of rice which will feed 80,000 tsunami victims for two months in Hambantota, a resort city in southeastern Sri Lanka.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi Tzu Chi plans to build permanent houses for tsunami victims in Indonesia (2005/1/14) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is considering building permanent houses and providing one-year ration of rice for tsunami survivors in Aceh Province, the hardest-stricken region of the Dec. 26 devastating disaster.

Sri Lanka Relief Work Diary (2005/1/12) A street-vendor comes to our medical post every day, selling something different each time. One day it is fruit, the next it is vegetables, then coconuts and so on.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi assessing long-term aid plan to help tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka (2005/1/12) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, a humanitarian organization founded in 1966, is assessing long-term assistance projects for the victims of the Dec. 26 devastating earthquake-triggered tsunamis in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa met with Tzu Chi representatives in Colombo on Jan. 11 to hear a report on Tzu Chi's on-going and future relief efforts in Sri Lanka. He expressed the hope that Tzu Chi would be able to build 3,000 houses for the victims.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi sends third medical team to help tsunami victims in Sri Lanka (2005/1/11) Members of the 35-member mission, headed by the Hualien-based Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Center President Lin Shinn-zong, included eight physicians, six nurses and one pharmacist from Tzu Chi's hospitals in Hualien, Dalin and Yuli. The rest are volunteers.

Relief Web -- Tsunami victim's father contributes to Tzu Chi fundraising drive (2005/1/10) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to help tsunami survivors in South Asia, and among the donors is the father of a young Taiwanese company worker who was killed in the Dec. 26 tsunamis in Phuket, Thailand.

Volunteers of varying backgrounds join hands to aid tsunami victims (2005/1/9) INFANTA, Philippines - On January 9, during a brief recess between typhoons and incessant rains, 211 volunteers went from Manila to Infanta, a remote area in Quezon Province that had been severely affected by the tsunami.

Relief Web -- Indonesia: Tzu Chi sends relief supplies to tsunami victims in hard-hit Meubolah (2005/1/9) More than 10 volunteers of the Indonesia Chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation visited Meubolah in western Aceh Province by helicopter to deliver relief goods and assess the situation on Jan. 7 for the first time after the Dec. 26 devastating earthquake and tsunamis.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi raises US$5.3 m. for tsunami victims in 6 days (2005/1/8) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation collected more than NT$170 million (US$5.3 million) for South Asia tsunami victims in the first six days of January 2005. The donations from Tzu Chi volunteers in other countries have not been counted yet.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi dispatches second medical team to Sri Lanka (2005/1/6) The second medical mission organized by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation arrived in Colombo on Jan. 6 to provide medical care for tsunami victims in Hambantota in southeastern Sri Lanka.

Tzu Chi Provides Relief Goods to 1,360 Tsunami-Affected Families in Malaysia (2005/1/5) The Malaysia Chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation provided emergency assistance to 1,364 tsunami-stricken families and helped clean up the ravaged areas during the first seven days after the Dec. 26 devastating magnitude-9.0 earthquake.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi to ship 33,000 tons of rice, 3,000 large tents to Aceh (2005/1/4) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation will send 33,000 tons of rice and 3,000 large tents to tsunami-affected victims in Aceh Province, Indonesia, the hardest-stricken area in the Dec. 26 devastating earthquake.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi to Send Two More Medical Teams to Sri Lanka (2005/1/4) In view of the urgent need for medical care for the survivors in the tsunami-stricken areas in Sri Lanka, the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation will send two more medical teams to that country in the coming days.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi provides medical care, tent housing to survivors in Sri Lanka (2005/1/3) The medical team dispatched by the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation began providing medical care for victims of the devastating Dec. 26 tsunamis in Hambantota in southeastern Sri Lanka on Dec. 31, 2004

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi Bolsters Relief Efforts in Aceh Province (2005/1/2) The Indonesia Chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has bolstered its relief efforts in Aceh Province and is assessing the feasibility of transporting more than 10,000 tons of rice to Aceh from Taiwan to the survivors of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi Starts Large-Scale Fundraising Campaign for Tsunami Victims (2005/1/1) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation started a large-scale fundraising campaign in Taiwan and other countries where the humanitarian group maintains chapters on Jan. 1, 2005

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi helps tsunami victims fleeing Aceh to Medan (2004/12/31) The Medan Chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation set up a reception center at an Indonesian military base in Medan on Dec. 29 to help victims fleeing the tsunami-ravaged Ache Province to Medan...

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi launches global fundraising campaign to help tsunami victims (2004/12/30) Members of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation around the world will start a campaign to raise funds for earthquake and tsunami victims in South Asia on Jan. 1, 2005. The campaign in Taiwan will last three months until March 31.

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi airlifts relief materials to Aceh, distributes goods in Malaysia (2004/12/29) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation located in Jakarta transported 12 tons of daily necessities to the hard-stricken Aceh Province on Dec. 28, 2004, while those in Malaysia provided emergency aid and medical care for tsunami victims in Penang and Kedah...

Tzu Chi worldwide begins fundraising to embrace South Asia with Great Love and needs your help (2004/12/28) The powerful earthquake centered under the seas outside of Aceh, Indonesia has triggered devastating tsunamis, bringing major catastrophes to the nations of South and Southeast Asia...

Relief Web -- Tzu Chi sends relief team to Sri Lanka, begins raising funds (2004/12/28) The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has taken prompt actions to help tsunami victims in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand...

Winter warmth for 200 families in Long Island (2004/11/13) SUFFOLK COUNTY, USA - The season's first snow began tumbling down on Long Island on November 13, the day of the Tzu Chi winter clothing giveaway event...

Waiting in Japan for a life-saver (2004/11/12) KAWAKI, Japan -- Azusa Hanaoka has an inherited blood disease called thalassaemia and has been in Saint Marie's Hospital since September 2003...

Tzu Chi Secondary School Organizes Ramadan Activities (2004/11/02) MEDAN, Indonesia - For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is the month of fasting and giving...

Tzu Chi volunteers care for a family struck by tragedy (2004/10/19) MALACCA, Malaysia -- Three years ago, the Lu's emigrated from Taiwan to Malacca, Malaysia with their three children...

Tzu Chi's 21st Free Clinic Brings Light Back to Patients (2004/10/02) JAKARTA, INDONESIA - The Tzu Chi Indonesia branch held its 21st free clinic in October, 2004...

Tzu Chi's 33rd relief distribution in Kuala Lumpur and Klang, Malaysia (2004/09/05) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Volunteers of Tzu Chi Malaysia conducted their 33rd relief distribution, an event that has occurred regularly once every three months to provide much needed aid to people living in impoverished communities...

Tzu Chi Helps Typhoon Victims in North Taiwan (2004/08/27) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation took prompt actions to help those affected by the flooding and mudslides caused by Typhoon Aere which swept northern Taiwan on Aug. 25, 2004...

Malaysian Tzu Chi Youth bring their parents to visit handicapped children (2004/08/22) MALACCA, Malaysia -- Children from a Tzu Chi class, with their parents, teachers, and adult Tzu Chi volunteers, visited children of a handicapped center in Bukit Bahru, Malacca on the weekend of August 21...

Tzu Chi Volunteers of Australia celebrate the Olympics at a Nursing Home (2004/08/13) GOLD COAST, Australia -- In commemoration of the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tzu Chi volunteers of Australia joined with Lady Small Haven Nursing Home on August 13, 2004 to host a memorable celebration for the residents...

Tzu Chi Volunteers Help Paraguay Supermarket Fire Victims (2004/08/13) Volunteers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation provided prompt assistance to victims of the Aug. 1 supermarket fire in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. The fire claimed more than 450 lives...

Caring for her comatose ex-husband (2004/08/10) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- On May 30, 2004, Ah Hua's learned that her ex-husband, Teck Meng Tan, had accidentally fallen into a drain while working, and was now in a deep coma...

Tzu Chi volunteers continue aid to victims and rescue workers at a Paraguay fire (2004/08/05) ASUNCION, Paraguay - Four days after a fire broke out at supermarket in Asuncion on August 1, firefighters and rescue workers are still clearing debris from what was once a crowded supermarket...

Tzu Chi presents computers to El Salvador school (2004/08/02) The volunteers from the U.S. Chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation presented 108 computers to a school in El Salvador on August 2 to realize the students' dream of learning through computers...

Flood Victims In Northern Thailand Receive Aid From Tzu Chi (2004/07/26) On the evening of July 26, 2004, volunteers from the Thailand chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation offered emergency relief assistance to Men Lek Village, an indigenous village in northern Thailand that was hit by floods earlier that morning. The floods had claimed the life of one woman and damaged 87 houses in the village...

Tzu Chi Provides Aid to Flood Victims in Central Taiwan (2004/07/22) In the wake of Typhoon Mindulle, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation provided emergency aid to thousands of flood victims and helped clean up their homes in central Taiwan between July 3-11, 2004...

Nine ambassadors and representatives from Africa visit Tzu Chi (2004/07/18) HUALIEN, Taiwan -- Through arrangement by Africa Taiwan Economic Forum (ATEF), ambassadors and representatives from nine African countries visited Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation in Hualien on July 18, 2004...

Delivering relief items and hot meals to flood victims in Taiwan (2004/07/04) DONG SHI, Taiwan - Tzu Chi volunteers divide into teams and follow fifteen different routes to deliver relief items to flood victims...

Relief to tornado victims in Malaysia (2004/06/06) PAHANG, Malaysia -Tzu Chi volunteers of Malaysia conducted an individual relief effort to tornado victims Kuala Lipis, a town 170 kilometers outside Kuala Lumpur...

Beach Cleaning Activity in Singapore (2004/06/02) PASIR RIS, SINGAPORE - Tzu Chi Collegiate Youths in Singapore organize a beach cleaning activity at the East Coast Beach in conjunction with the celebration of Vesak Day, June 2, 2004...

House cleaning for an aid recipient (2004/06/01) SARAWAK, Malaysia - Tzu Chi volunteers and Tzu Chi youngsters visited a help recipient during the Gawai Festival, which is a harvest festival for the Dayak peoples in Sarawak...

Graduation ceremony and scholarships for students of Tzu Chi Philippines' humanities classes (2004/05/30) MANILA, Philippines - Elementary and middle school students of Tzu Chi Philippines' humanities classes graduate and receive scholarships...

Rebuilding Indonesian Schools (2004/05/06) MEDAN, Indonesia - Indonesian branch of Tzu Chi rebuilds three elementary schools...

Continuous Care for San Diego Wildfire Victims (2004/05/01) SAN DIEGO, USA - San Diego Tzu Chi volunteers held a lunch in El Cajon, California, for more than 100 victims of last October's wildfires. Also present was San Diego County Supervisor Diane Jacob...

Mexico Flood Relief (2004/04/30) Piedras Negras, MEXICO - Tzu Chi volunteers from Texas provided emergency relief to residents of a flash flood area in northen Mexico...

Novemthree is recovering well after tumor surgery (2004/04/05) HUALIEN, Taiwan - Norwendi from Batam Island of Indonesia has safely passed the swollen-tissue stage after his tumor surgery...

Tzu Chi Foundation Provides Rice and Medical Care to Quake Survivors (2004/04/01) March 2004 - Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation's third relief team to Bam began the distribution of 2,500-ton-shipment of rice, provided free medical services, and continued assessments on school reconstruction projects in quake-stricken areas...

Big fire in Sunter Agung village, 139 houses burned down, Indonesia volunteers provide disaster support (2004/03/29) JAKARTA, INDONESIA- Tuesday (16), around 12:35 p.m., a large fire was reported in northern Jakarta at Tanjung Periok village in Sunter Agung county...

Emergency Fire Relief (2004/02/29) MALACCA, MALAYSIA - Tzu Chi volunteers provide emergency relief to fire victims at Tanjung Batu Tanah Merah...

Durban volunteers visit homes for the handicapped (2004/02/28) KWANDEGEZI, South Africa - Durban Tzu Chi volunteers visit homes for the handicapped...

Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Ships 2,500 Tons of Rice to Iran (2004/02/17) KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- 2,500 tons of rice left Kaohsiung Port on February 14 on its way to Bandar Abbas Port, Iran...

Tzu Chi Assesses Long-Term Aid for Quake Survivors (2004/01/22) The second relief team of Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation departed for Iran on January 21...

2,500 tons of rice and 150 temporary classrooms being readied for Iran (2004/01/16) BAM, Iran-After completing emergency distributions and assessment, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation begins mid- and long-term aid and reconstruction programs for quake-hit areas of Iran...

Malaysia flood relief distribution (2004/01/15) PAHANG, Malaysia - Tzu Chi volunteers provided emergency relief to villagers in Bentong after Malaysia's most severe flood in 33 years...

Tzu Chi distributes daily necessities and visits damaged schools (2004/01/14) BARAVAT, Iran-Relief team from Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed aid and assessed damaged schools...

People of Baravat join to help each other (2003/01/14) BARAVAT, Iran-Since the relief team from Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation arrived in Kerman Province on Dec. 29, the team has been assessing needs in Bam and neighboring Baravat, distributing aid, and providing medical services when needed on a daily basis...

Photo Report from Iran (2004/01/12) HUALIEN, Taiwan - The Tzu Chi relief team returned from Iran on January 11. Tzu Chi Foundation to plan mid- and long-term aid programs for victims of Iran earthquake...

Tzu Chi's new year relief efforts in Iran (2004/01/01) BARAVAT, Iran-The relief team of Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation in Iran divided into three teams for different facets of the relief mission - disaster assessment, aid distribution, and provision of medical services...

Tzu Chi relief team arrives in Kerman to assess extent of Iran quake damage (2003/12/29) BAM, Iran-In response to the devastating earthquake that struck Bam, Iran last Friday, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation's relief team of volunteers arrived in the province of Kerman on December 29...

San Diego volunteers celebrate Christmas with smuggled Chinese youths (2003/12/20) SAN DIEGO, USA - Tzu Chi volunteers visit shelter for smuggled Chinese youths before Christmas...

Tzu Chi Recognized as an United Nations Non-Govermental Organization (NGO) (2003/12/15) HUALIEN, Taiwan-- The United Nation's Department of Public Information (DPI) Committee approved on December 15, 2003 twenty-six organizations as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)...

Santa Claus in Phoenix (2003/12/13) PHOENIX, ARIZONA - Tzu Chi volunteers held a heartwarming Christmas party with 80 low-income families from 24th Street in Phoenix...

Tzu Chi Phlippines cares for homeless through the cold winter night (2003/12/12) PHILIPPINES - The Tzu Chi Philippines branch cared for the homeless with hot food and warm blankets in the cold winter night...

Indonesia Tzu Chi Chapter Given "Social Contribution Award" (2003/12/08) WEST JAVA, Indonesia - Tzu Chi Indonesia only award recipient in category of "Social Welfare Services" recognized by Provincial Government, Department of Social Services, and Presidential Palace of Indonesia...

Tzu Chi free clinic in Paraguay (2003/11/30) SAN LORENZO, Paraguay - In the hot, Paraguayan summer, Tzu Chi volunteers organized a free clinic for the residents of San Lorenzo, treating 455 cases...

Flooding in the Dominican Republic (2003/11/24) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CENTRAL AMERICA - Due to rainfalls that lasted for over two weeks, four people lost their lives and 60 thousand people were forced to evacuate their homes...

Caring for L.A. flood and hail victims (2003/11/13) LOS ANGELES, USA-Tzu Chi volunteers assisted 75 families affected by the flood and visiting families with emergency financial aide and medicine to help them through the cold nights...

Wildfires ravaging Southern California - "When can we go home?" a common question among the victims (2003/10/26) LOS ANGELES, USA - Wildfire "Grand Prix" spreads rapidly through Southern California due to strong winds. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared the fire a major disaster. http://www.fema.gov/...

Humanities Education Outreach Center in Malacca (2003/10/17) MALACCA, Malaysia -With blessings from Master Cheng Yen, more than 300 members of Tzu Chi Malaysia came to celebrate the opening of the first international Humanities Education Outreach Center in Malacca...

Great Love has no boundaries (2003/10/11) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Tzu Chi volunteers delivered food to families in Sicelo Shiceka settlement...

Tzu Chi's third School of Hope opens for classes (2003/08/31) Ciudad del Este, PARAGUAY - Tzu Chi's third School of Hope in an indigenous village near Ciudad del Este (City of the East) opens for classes on August 31, 2003...

A Blessing from President Megawati (2003/08/25) JAKARTA, Indonesia-A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of the Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Cengkareng, Jakarta, Indonesia...

Witness Miserable Lives - Compassion Relief for Jakarta Slum Around Railroad (2003/08/25) JINCALIEN, Indonesia - At the grand opening ceremony for the Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Jincalien, Jakarta, everyone present, including the President and many foreign ministers, watched as residents left their filthy, foul-smelling dwellings on the bank of the Red River, where they had lived for years, and moved into the paradise-like Great Love Village...

Safeguarding Lives - Klang Tzu Chi Free Clinic (2003/08/24) KLANG, Malaysia-Behind the red tapestry is a plaque that reads TZU-CHI FREE CLINIC KLANG...

The President of El Salvador presents the Gratitude Certificate to Tzu Chi (2003/08/23) HUALIEN, Taiwan - The El Salvador President Francisco Flores and his wife arrived at Still Thoughts Hall, Hualien on August 23 to meet Master Cheng Yen and present the Gratitude Certificate to Tzu Chi for its humanitarian earthquake relief efforts in El Salvador...

Zulu Nation volunteers spread seeds of love (2003/08/16) ZULU NATION, South Africa - Ethnic Zulu volunteers of Tzu Chi in South Africa care with love and in return receive the joy of giving...

Let go and give life (2003/08/13) THONG-XIAO, Taiwan - Tzu Chi volunteers in Taipei give their care and support to the family of Zong-Zhen Huang, who donated his body to Tzu Chi...

Great Love TV is the base for building a clear stream of culture (2003/08/10) KUANTU, Taiwan -- Construction of the Great Love TV station is progressing quickly...

Bon Voyage to Trapped Foreign Workers in Malacca (2003/08/05) MALACCA, MALAYSIA - Tzu Chi's Malacca Branch conducted a distribution of a total of RM 22,950.00 to 93 jobless people and trapped foreign workers from Indonesia, Nepal and Vietnam...

A little Bodhisattva's love never dies (2003/07/27) HUALIEN, Taiwan - A family vacation to Hualien takes a tragic turn as five-year old Jin-der Liao drowns in a hotel swimming pool...

Relief Efforts for Typhoon-damaged Province of Isabela (2003/07/27) MANILA, Philippines - On July 2, 2003, Isabela Province of Luzon Island in the Philippines suffered its worst typhoon in ten years. From 6 a.m. to 5:50 p.m., Imbudo, a Category Four typhoon, battered the region with winds of over 200 km/h...

Blankets for South Africa (2003/07/20) TAIPEI, Taiwan-Two Tzu Chi volunteers, Sister Chung Chun-wan and Sister Tsai Shio-mei, who met as classmates and then became business partners, donated 15,000 blankets to South Africa...

"Vegetable balls" made and packaged with love (2003/07/05) YUNGHO, Taiwan -Volunteers sell vegetable balls to raise construction funds for the Tzu Chi Hsintien Hospital...

Conjoined Philippine Twins Set for Surgery at Tzu Chi Medical Center (2003/06/27) Hualien, Taiwan- Tzu Chi Medical Center (Tzu Chi General Hospital) is scheduled to separate omphalopagus conjoined twins, Lea and Rachel, on June 28...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines-- Tzu Chi Philippines holds its sixth cooking session (2003/06/22) Tzu Chi held its sixth "Vegetarian Cooking Class" on June 22, 2003...

Tzu Chi assists fire victims in Kuala Lumpur (2003/06/08) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A fire in Kuala Lumpur on June 1, 2003, left 300 people homeless...

A trip to Bird's Paradise returns the smiles on the faces of Tzu Chi welfare recipients (2003/06/01) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Tzu Chi sponsored a field trip to Bird's Paradise for welfare recipients...

Rice Aid to Indonesia (2003/06/01) JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Rice distribution in Indonesian has begun...

Children's hospital gets hot meals (2003/05/30) KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Volunteers deliver hot meals that bring warmth to doctors and nurses...

Tzu Chi Foundation's first humanitarian relief in Baghdad (2003/05/28) As the war is over, Iraqi people need more humanitarian aids. Based on the spirit of humanitarian relief, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation extended relief efforts from Jordanian-Iraqi border to Baghdad to provide them the necessary supplies and love...

Tzu Chi Holds Ninth Annual Free Clinic in San Bernardino (2003/05/04) SAN BERNARDINO, California - On Sunday, May 3, at 8 a.m., the "Great Love" mobile medical service vehicle from the Tzu Chi Free Clinic in Alhambra, CA, a bus full of volunteers, and a convoy of cars carrying more volunteers proceeded to an organic farm in San Bernardino...

Indonesia Great Love Village, a beautiful place (2003/05/03) JAKARTA, Indonesia - More than two hundred Tzu Chi volunteers in Indonesia along with over eight hundred future residents visited the construction site of the next Great Love Village...

Spreading love in the community (2003/05/02) KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Tzu Chi volunteers brought bouquets of carnations and cards to the elderly on Mother's Day, spreading love in a community dealing with SARS...

Protecting Life At Hua Lien Tzu Chi Hospital:
Multi- Departmental SARS Task Force Formed (2003/05/02) To combat the ever-increasing dangers of SARS, the Tzu Chi medical center has formed a SARS task force to disseminate the latest SARS information to its medical staff...

Tzu Chi Free Health Clinic and Food Distribution in Mexicali (2003/04/16) Mexicali, Mexico - Tzu Chi volunteers from both sides of the US-Mexico border worked hand in hand to provide food and free health care for the needy in Mexicali...

Latest report on Tzu Chi Foundation's humanitarian aids to refugees in Jordan (2003/04/16) AMMAN, Jordan -- Volunteers bring truckloads of water, food, clothing to war refugees near the Iraqi border...

Two fires within a week (2003/03/18) MANILA, Philippines -- Tzu-chi volunteers distributed necessities to one thousand five hundred affected families...

Joint-effort Free Clinic at the Dominican Republic-Haitian Border (2003/02/15) ELIAS PINA, Dominican Republic - Tzu Chi Dominican Republic volunteers held the "Send Love to the Border" project at the border city of Elias Piña on February 15, 2003...

After the flood (2003/02/09) KUCHING, SARAWAK, Malaysia - Tzu Chi volunteers help to rebuild flooded area...

Voluntary services uncover community needs--more low-income families to benefit from upcoming free clinic in the fall (2003/01/25) TEXAS, USA -- The Texas Chapter of TIMA offered a one-day free clinic at the Smith Elementary School for the residents in the community, with plans for a larger scale clinic...

Tzu Chi helped to build community center for children in Guatemala (2003/01/20) SAN AGUSTIN ACASAGOASTLAN, Guatemala - Tzu Chi helps to build a community center for children...

Tzu Chi Chinese New Year winter relief for sponsored families and elderly (2003/01/19) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tzu Chi Volunteers provide winter relief during Chinese New Year for the sponsored families and the elderly who live alone...

Tzu Chi and Anhui residents share warmth in winter (2003/01/16) ANHUI, China - Tzu Chi volunteers provide food and clothing to Anhui residents suffering from years of natural disasters...

Homecoming for Jakarta students (2002/12/22) JAKARTA, Indonesia--Young students took a trip to Tzu Chi...

Food and gifts distributed to impoverished families in Ladysmith (2002/12/01) LADYSMITH, South Africa - More than twenty Tzu Chi volunteers traveled to Smartiesville, a residential area on the outskirt of Ladysmith, and conducted distribution of food and gifts to more than eight hundred families...

Tzu Chi volunteers of Turkey celebrate Ramadan (2002/12/01) GOLCUK, Turkey - On December 1 2002 Tzu Chi volunteers shared the joy of giving with residents at the Great Love Village...

Tzu Chi charity distribution in Thailand (2002/11/20) TRI-BAH DISTRICT, Thailand - Winter-necessity distribution in northern Thailand warms the hearts of aboriginal residents...

Great Love Village on target to be completed next April (2002/11/16) Located on 5.1 hectares of land in Cengkarang Village, northern Jakarta, the Tzu Chi Great Love Village will have 55 five-story buildings and become home to 1,100 families...

Tzu Chi General Hospital at Hualien receives award for saving energy (2002/11/08) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tzu Chi General Hospital practices energy conservation, and is honored with an award at the annual Energy Saving Honors ceremony...

Reshaping the "Black Heart" of Jakarta into a stream of Great Love (2002/11/04) JAKARTA, Indonesia - A polluted river becomes history and a new beginning emerges as the Angke