Tzu Chi Events Around the World
Like those of many others around the globe, the livelihoods of many people in Guatemala were impacted when COVID-1… Read More »
The Tzu Chi Eco-Friendly Assistive Device Program—Support for Functionally Impaired People
Tzu Chi provides recycled assistive equipment in Taiwan for people with physical limitations. The recycled devices… Read More »
Comfort and Care in Action—Tzu Chi Responds to Taiwan’s Train Crash
In April 2021, a train derailment in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, brought 49 lives to an abrupt end and broke the hear… Read More »
Recycling Family Album
They are not biologically a family, but may be more so than one related by blood. Coming from many separate househ… Read More »
Behind the Scenes of the Tzu Chi Assistive Device Program
How do recycled assistive devices end up as treasures instead of junk? Volunteers disinfect, clean, repair, and so… Read More »
After I Entered the Train
An orthopedist from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, eastern Taiwan, recounts his experience helping with the rescue work… Read More »
Cross-Religious Cooperation Allows Love to Spread Farther
The sum benefit is greater than the parts when organizations of different religions work together to bring relief … Read More »
Massive Disasters Call for Great Love
I talk frequently about the fleeting nature of time, yet time seemed to slow to a crawl on April 2. On that day, t… Read More »
Aid Team Doubles Down After Twin Cyclones in Mozambique
President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique urged the public through the media to be on high alert for a tropical cyclone… Read More »
Being There for Her for 17 Years
Families are there for you, through thick and thin, in life and in death. That’s what a woman of Hindu descent liv… Read More »
Table of Contents
Master Cheng Yen’s Teachings
Features
Disaster Relief in Mozambique
Cross-Religious Cooperation
Charity in Malaysia
Cover Story
Stories From Tzu Chi Recycling Stations
Global Focus
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Tzu Chi’s Eco-Friendly Assistive Device Program
Tzu Chi volunteers navigate through a narrow alley on Penghu’s Hua Islet to deliver an electric bed to a family in need of the equipment. More than 60,000 recycled assistive devices have been distributed to over 40,000 households since the inception of the Tzu Chi Eco-Friendly Assistive Device Program over six years ago. (Photo by Yan Lin-zhao)
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The Vitality of Plants─Nature’s Healing Power
A volunteer carefully tends to plants in a herbal garden. Plant life on the Earth not only sustains our bodies as nourishment but also possesses therapeutic qualities that contribute to our overall well-being. (Photo by Huang Xiao-zhe)
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Empowering Education in the Buddha’s Birthplace
A Tzu Chi volunteer and a student at Shree Tarkulha Basic Level School in Lumbini, Nepal, demonstrate “The most beautiful face is a smiling face.” Tzu Chi volunteers are promoting the “School for All” initiative and sharing Master Cheng Yen’s aphorisms in the Buddha’s birthplace, using education to transform children’s futures. (Photo by Zhu Li Fen)
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Free Dental Service for People With Special Needs
Tzu Chi holds free dental clinics every six months at three institutions in Taitung, eastern Taiwan, serving the needs of individuals with disabilities or in vegetative states. (Photo by Hsiao Yiu-hwa)
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Rebuilding Lives From the Rubble─Aiding Victims of the Türkiye-Syria Quakes
Quake victims smile as they hold gift cards distributed by Tzu Chi. The foundation provided people affected by the tremors that hit Türkiye and Syria this February with gift cards, redeemable at a supermarket chain in Türkiye. (Photo by Mohammed Nimr AlJamal)
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The Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes─Tzu Chi Rushes in Love and Aid
Tzu Chi purchased 10,000 blankets in Istanbul after the Türkiye-Syria quakes for distribution to quake victims. When one of the shipments arrived at El Menahil International School, all the male teaching and administrative staff turned out to unload the goods. (Photo by Mohammed Nimr AlJamal)