{"id":65292,"date":"2024-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=65292"},"modified":"2024-11-20T22:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:02:23","slug":"alleviating-hunger-tzu-chi-and-the-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=65292","title":{"rendered":"Alleviating Hunger\u2014Tzu Chi and the SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65292\" class=\"elementor elementor-65292\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cfee1ee elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cfee1ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a5d76ae\" data-id=\"1a5d76ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376115d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"376115d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-06-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b0afaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17b0afaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique in the spring of 2019. Here, children wait for hot meals distributed by a charitable organization in a tent area in Sofala Province. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Hsiao Yiu-hwa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36647628 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36647628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52cd1715\" data-id=\"52cd1715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b3d97b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35b3d97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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Tzu Chi\u2019s charitable efforts not only provide emergency food aid but also support long-term solutions, such as agricultural recovery.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f5c720d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f5c720d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ecf8faf\" data-id=\"6ecf8faf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8f6f96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7662bb3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7662bb3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Preventing Food Shortages From Becoming Disasters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58e5ef49 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58e5ef49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51adb7de\" data-id=\"51adb7de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3357c1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3357c1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Yeh Tzu-hao<\/strong><br \/>Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e138f4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e138f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f96dd7c\" data-id=\"f96dd7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f87f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77f87f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-16.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-16-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca16c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cca16c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A catastrophic famine in Madagascar, induced by climate change, led to severe malnutrition among young children. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Courtesy of Tzu Chi Foundation<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98513a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98513a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64e97c0a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64e97c0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23134a77\" data-id=\"23134a77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cac82 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4cac82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar, located off the southeast coast of Africa, has been identified by the United Nations (UN) as the world\u2019s first location of a famine caused by climate change. Four years of drought had already led to poor harvests, but the situation worsened in early 2022 when four consecutive tropical cyclones struck the region.<\/p><p>To survive, people resorted to eating locusts, wild cacti, and even boiled shoe leather. Despite these desperate measures, the famine continued to worsen. Malnourished mothers could not produce milk, leaving infants emaciated, reduced to skin and bones.<\/p><p>\u201cZero Hunger\u201d ranks second among the UN\u2019s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), following \u201cNo Poverty.\u201d Around five billion of the world\u2019s eight billion people have sufficient food, but hunger remains a critical issue for far too many people. UN statistics indicate that 2.4 billion people worldwide faced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2022, with about 735 million enduring long-term shortages. As climate change escalates and conflicts increase, food shortages and the resulting humanitarian crises are expected to worsen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118bb46e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118bb46e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1644d73a\" data-id=\"1644d73a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24241f5c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24241f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1937\" height=\"1291\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1.png 1937w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/PNG3-1-330x220.png 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1937px) 100vw, 1937px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c64c18d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c64c18d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2002c6dd\" data-id=\"2002c6dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2404d9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2404d9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Rice from Taiwan<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401a68fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401a68fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In response to the famine in Madagascar, the Tzu Chi Foundation partnered with the local Lions Club of Farafangana to provide food assistance. In April 2022, food and daily necessities were distributed to 1,460 households across four villages in the Mananjary region, marking Tzu Chi\u2019s first mission in the country.<\/p><p>In 2023, Tzu Chi provided additional aid by shipping 120 metric tons (132 short tons) of Taiwanese white rice to Madagascar. After it arrived, the rice was transported on a three-day journey over rough, muddy roads and by canoe before being distributed at ten events in southeastern and southern regions. This aid reached 4,973 households\u2014about 25,000 people. Despite scorching temperatures exceeding 40\u00b0C (104\u00b0F), weary residents greeted the aid with smiles. Women balanced their aid packages, including rice, corn, and peanuts, on their heads as they walked for hours to return home. They didn\u2019t mind the weight or distance. Instead, they were relieved and grateful for the much-needed food.<\/p><p>With 70 percent of Madagascar\u2019s 28 million people living below the poverty line, Tzu Chi\u2019s food aid mission continues, with plans to donate 240 metric tons of rice in 2024.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are grateful to Taiwan\u2019s Agriculture and Food Agency for providing rice over the past 21 years, helping Tzu Chi bring sustenance and hope to disaster-affected residents and the poor in struggling nations,\u201d said Simon Shyong (\u718a\u58eb\u6c11), deputy CEO of the Tzu Chi charity mission. He elaborated on Tzu Chi\u2019s efforts in securing public grain for international aid. The Agriculture and Food Agency began accepting applications for humanitarian rice aid in 2002. Since then, Tzu Chi has exported over 154,000 metric tons (169,755 short tons) of Taiwanese rice, assisting the needy in 20 countries, 17 of which are classified by the UN as facing moderate to high levels of food insecurity. This aid has benefited millions of people.<\/p><p>In 2024, the rice applied for by Tzu Chi is expected to help ten countries and regions in Africa and Central America. Among the Central American countries receiving this aid, Haiti faces the most significant challenges due to frequent violence from armed groups. To ensure smooth distribution, local Taiwanese businesspeople\u2014long-time partners of Tzu Chi in Haiti\u2014have coordinated with military and government units, working to shorten the time between customs clearance and distribution, reducing risks and ensuring that the rice reaches those in need safely.<\/p><p>Africa is the most frequently cited region when discussing global food insecurity and poverty. \u201cOf the 55 countries in Africa, Tzu Chi has provided aid to 36 and continues to support 13,\u201d said Yang Xiu-guan (\u694a\u7407\u5149) of Tzu Chi\u2019s Overseas Charity Division. She explained that the foundation has been adapting its international aid to local conditions, and in recent years, increased its use of locally sourced relief goods to minimize the carbon footprint of shipping.<\/p><p>Ethiopia serves as a good example. Tzu Chi began providing aid for this East African country over 30 years ago, and since 2022, it has distributed food packages to some of the estimated three million people displaced by civil war and drought. In May 2023, when the foundation partnered with the local organization Kidmia Mahiber to provide relief in drought-affected southern regions, the relief goods were sourced locally within Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6af819c6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6af819c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6143b24f\" data-id=\"6143b24f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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countries, including Madagascar (photo 1 by Lan Xiang-you) and Mozambique (photo 2 by Hsiao Yiu-hwa). Indonesia was the first country to receive this rice. Photo 3 shows a member of the Tzu Chi Collegiate Association assisting an elderly woman with her rice during a distribution in Jakarta in 2011 (photo by Chandra Wijaya).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb3537d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3bb3537d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18ee3d0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18ee3d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bed3b69\" data-id=\"bed3b69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227d550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227d550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Assisting with agricultural production<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f62d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f62d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The specific targets of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) include ensuring year-round access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food for all people and eradicating all forms of malnutrition. Other areas of focus include enhancing agricultural productivity and incomes for small-scale food producers and implementing resilient food production systems. Distributing food directly plays a crucial role in providing immediate relief and addressing hunger in countries facing food shortages and high food prices. However, to build long-term resilience against hunger crises, it is vital to strengthen local agricultural production and food self-sufficiency.<\/p><p>Tzu Chi provides emergency food aid to address immediate needs, but it also assesses local conditions to determine whether to offer additional support, such as providing seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation to help restore agricultural productivity after disasters. Deputy CEO Simon Shyong explained, \u201cOur foundation evaluates the local environment, lifestyle, and whether the land and water conditions are suitable for farming. If conditions permit, we consider providing agricultural support.\u201d<\/p><p>For instance, following the Eastern China floods in 1991, Master Cheng Yen instructed Tzu Chi\u2019s disaster relief team not only to distribute rice but also to provide rice seeds to farmers. The Master explained that while rice addresses immediate hunger, seeds guarantee future crops and sustained food production.<\/p><p>In 1994, when drought and floods struck Cambodia\u2019s western region, Tzu Chi extended its aid by providing rice, seeds, and over a hundred water pumps. These pumps were used to draw river or floodwater for irrigating parched rice fields. This support helped revive agricultural production in affected areas. In April 1995, as a gesture of gratitude, Cambodia\u2019s deputy minister of the interior brought rice harvested from restored fields to the Jing Si Abode\u2014the Buddhist convent founded by Master Cheng Yen in Hualien, Taiwan\u2014and expressed thanks on behalf of the assisted farmers.<\/p><p>In the 21st century, Tzu Chi\u2019s response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar in 2008 is a notable example of stimulating agricultural recovery. Daw Thida Khin (\u674e\u91d1\u862d), head of Tzu Chi Myanmar, described the devastation: farmers lost their homes and cattle, and their fields were damaged by saltwater intrusion. Without external aid, widespread selling of land seemed inevitable. Fortunately, Tzu Chi provided fast-growing rice seeds and fertilizers, enabling farmers to resume their farming and avoid further debt. These efforts played a significant role in helping farmers recover from the disaster and rebuild the country\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p><p>During their distributions in Myanmar, Tzu Chi volunteers shared the story of how the foundation began. It started with 30 housewives who saved small amounts of grocery money in bamboo coin banks every day to help the needy. Inspired by this account but lacking ready cash, a farmer suggested saving a handful of rice instead of coins, leading to the creation of the \u201crice bank\u201d concept.<\/p><p>\u201cMany villagers felt that saving a handful of rice to help others was a simple yet meaningful act,\u201d Daw Thida Khin shared. \u201cWe have seen entire villages participating, and the collected rice supports poverty alleviation efforts within the communities.\u201d This initiative has fostered a compassionate spirit of helping those worse off than oneself, thereby alleviating hunger and poverty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c47aaa0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c47aaa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbb091e\" data-id=\"bbb091e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec73fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"ec73fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:416,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:500,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:350,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-11.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-ec73fb2\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjUyMjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90Y21vbnRobHkudHp1Y2hpY3VsdHVyZS5vcmcudHdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84XC8yMDI0XC8xMVwvMTM4LTExLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFsbC1lYzczZmIyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-11.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-10.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-ec73fb2\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjUyMjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90Y21vbnRobHkudHp1Y2hpY3VsdHVyZS5vcmcudHdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84XC8yMDI0XC8xMVwvMTM4LTEwLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFsbC1lYzczZmIyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-10.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb912b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fb912b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enhancing agricultural productivity in rural areas is one effective method for eliminating hunger. As part of its international relief efforts, Tzu Chi has provided seeds and irrigation support to aid post-disaster farming (photo 1 by Hsiao Yiu-hwa). In October 2023, severe flooding struck central Myanmar. Photo 2 shows affected farmers in the town of Okkan returning home with fertilizers distributed by Tzu Chi in February this year, which they were able to use in time for their crops (photo by Phyo Pyae Aung).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85674ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"85674ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45ad1f5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45ad1f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7ed0de\" data-id=\"d7ed0de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7a0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea7a0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Great Love Farms<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713ad29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713ad29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the same way that the rice bank campaign in Myanmar enables those with limited finances to help others, local Tzu Chi volunteers in Africa have established vegetable gardens and farms, using the harvest to support those in need and in vulnerable situations.<\/p><p>Following Cyclone Idai in 2019, Tzu Chi volunteers in Mozambique expanded their farming model to alleviate poverty from the capital to Metuchira, Nhamatanda District, in Sofala Province\u2014a region severely impacted by the cyclone. Initially, only two hectares of land were cultivated in Metuchira, but the project inspired over a thousand people to join Tzu Chi\u2019s charitable farming efforts.<\/p><p>Mozambique lacks a nationwide water irrigation system, and many elderly farmers, unable to carry water, generously offered their land to Tzu Chi for cultivation. As the farming efforts grew, they expanded beyond Metuchira to other areas in Nhamatanda. More than 2,000 volunteers in Nhamatanda formed teams to fetch water from wells and rivers for irrigation. \u201cThis demonstrates a remarkable collective effort,\u201d said Denise Tsai (\u8521\u5cb1\u9716), head of Tzu Chi Mozambique.<\/p><p>The Great Love Farms established by Tzu Chi produce a wide variety of crops, including staple foods like corn and vitamin-rich vegetables such as pumpkins, tomatoes, and sweet potato leaves. Peanuts, an important source of protein and oil, are also cultivated.<\/p><p>Originally, the farms\u2019 harvests were intended to aid the impoverished. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a national state of emergency, lockdowns left many urban workers unemployed, forcing them to return to their hometowns. The produce from the farms helped ease the financial burden for many returnees in Metuchira.<\/p><p>\u201cWe planted 16 hectares of corn this year, marking our first large-scale cultivation of grain crops,\u201d Denise Tsai remarked. \u201cThe harvest will be milled into cornmeal to provide meals for primary school students.\u201d<\/p><p>At EPC Lu\u00eds Joaquim Mara, a school Tzu Chi helped build in Metuchira after Cyclone Idai, impoverished students often came to class hungry, which affected their ability to learn. Some even skipped classes. To address this, volunteers began providing hot meals to students last year, expanding the program to twice a week this year. Some of the food provided has been rice from Taiwan. \u201cHowever, we are committed to working towards self-sufficiency,\u201d Tsai emphasized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e3959 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e3959\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78673ee\" data-id=\"78673ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cdf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"c0cdf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:416,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:500,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:350,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-02.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-c0cdf39\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjUyMTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90Y21vbnRobHkudHp1Y2hpY3VsdHVyZS5vcmcudHdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84XC8yMDI0XC8xMVwvMTM4LTAyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFsbC1jMGNkZjM5In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-02.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" data-height=\"1440\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-03.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-c0cdf39\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjUyMTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90Y21vbnRobHkudHp1Y2hpY3VsdHVyZS5vcmcudHdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84XC8yMDI0XC8xMVwvMTM4LTAzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFsbC1jMGNkZjM5In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/138-03.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa7a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa7a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A woman in Malawi carries cornmeal from Tzu Chi\u2019s agricultural project on her head while accompanying South African volunteers on visits to the needy (photo 1). Tzu Chi provides seeds to villagers in Blantyre and Chikwawa for cultivation (photo 2), with part of the harvest going to support charitable efforts. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Yuan Ya-Chi<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60ff57 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d60ff57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-409fff0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"409fff0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7690740\" data-id=\"7690740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22198c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22198c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Aiming for self-sufficiency<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c324c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c324c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Durban, South Africa\u2014south of Mozambique\u2014Tzu Chi volunteers have established over 200 hot meal stations across various communities, providing meals to orphans, the elderly, and other underserved individuals. Volunteers also cultivate vegetable gardens to grow food for these stations.<\/p><p>\u201cWe encourage our volunteers to inspire their communities to grow their own food rather than relying on external aid,\u201d said Tzu Chi volunteer Yuan Ya-Chi (\u8881\u4e9e\u68cb), based in Durban. \u201cWhen people grow their own food, they can support themselves and even share with others in need.\u201d Despite these efforts, the initiative to promote vegetable gardens has faced challenges. Yuan explained that South Africa\u2019s economy, compared to neighboring countries, is relatively better off. As a result, low-income individuals often receive aid from the government and charitable organizations, fostering a dependency on welfare. With limited participation from younger community members, older Tzu Chi volunteers have teamed up with members of the Tzu Chi Collegiate Association to cultivate vegetables, using the produce, along with rice from Taiwan, to sustain the hot meal stations.<\/p><p>\u201cWe hope that each community will take the initiative to grow their own vegetables so they no longer need to rely on charity,\u201d Yuan added. \u201cWe tell our volunteers that this reflects the spirit of Master Cheng Yen and the nuns at the Jing Si Abode. Under the Master\u2019s guidance, the nuns abide by the principle of \u2018no work, no meal.\u2019 They grow their own food and engage in handiwork and other work to support themselves while doing charity. This is the message we aim to share.\u201d<\/p><p>Tzu Chi has also launched an agricultural project in Malawi, another African country. In Blantyre, 50 farmers from seven villages have joined the initiative, with Tzu Chi providing corn and soybean seeds, fertilizers, and farming implements to help them achieve self-reliance.<\/p><p>Anie Tambula, a 60-year-old participant who joined Tzu Chi in 2019, owns 1.5 hectares of farmland. Due to an El Ni\u00f1o-induced drought this year, she harvested only 350 kilograms (770 pounds) of corn. Despite this, she still chose to donate a hundred kilograms. Concerned, her fellow volunteers asked, \u201cYour harvest was already small, yet you\u2019re still donating. Will you have enough to live on?\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIf it weren\u2019t for Tzu Chi\u2019s help with seeds, we would have had nothing,\u201d Anie said. \u201cI have enough, so I\u2019m giving back with gratitude, hoping to help others.\u201d Stelia Kambenje, another local volunteer who also donated part of her harvest, echoed her sentiments. 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tzu Chi volunteers in Mozambique provide hot meals to students at EPC Lu\u00eds Joaquim Mara, using produce from Tzu Chi\u2019s Great Love Farms and rice donated from Taiwan. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Courtesy of Tzu Chi Mozambique<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17508ff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"17508ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efe0f2f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efe0f2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c3dc2\" data-id=\"71c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19baa70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19baa70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Food systems transformation<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f83b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5f83b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Food systems were highlighted as a central issue for the first time at the 2023 COP28 UN Climate Change Conference. Similarly, during a pre-COP29 meeting in Germany this June, the transformation of food systems was identified as a key agenda item for the upcoming year-end conference. Looking ahead, to eliminate hunger and sustainably feed the global population, food producers must increase their output while also reducing carbon emissions to help keep global warming below the 1.5\u00b0C threshold.<\/p><p>There is no single solution to prevent hunger from turning into a catastrophe, but building self-sufficiency, developing sustainable agriculture, and reducing food waste are crucial steps. For many years, Tzu Chi has provided food aid to impoverished and disaster-stricken communities, first helping individuals survive and then offering long-term support, such as assisting with post-disaster farming recovery. These efforts alleviate hunger and promote food sustainability.<\/p><p>Master Cheng Yen has noted that seeds harvested from mature plants can be replanted, creating a continuous cycle. Tzu Chi\u2019s commitment to giving, like the seeds they provide, is boundless, working towards a more equitable world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afaec8e elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"afaec8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ba04f\" data-id=\"d0ba04f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7589a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7589a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How Tzu Chi Is Tackling Food Insecurity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5c717 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b5c717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a55e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a55e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Restoring Agriculture in Disaster-Stricken Areas<\/strong><\/p><p>Providing varying degrees and forms of assistance\u2014including seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation support\u2014to aid agricultural recovery in Myanmar, Cambodia, the Philippines, China, Lesotho, Zambia, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a9dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a9dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Food Distribution<\/strong><\/p><p>Tzu Chi has established branches in 68 countries and regions, offering regular poverty relief and emergency aid. Over the years, rice from Taiwan has been sent to 20 countries, 17 of which are classified as having moderate to high food insecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4e0be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c4e0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Setting Up Hot Meal Stations<\/strong><\/p><p>Serving meals to the elderly, sick, and impoverished in communities across South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Haiti, and other regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66d41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b66d41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nutritional Support<\/strong><\/p><p>Distributing nutritious food to undernourished villagers and children with low BMI in countries including India, Mozambique, and Indonesia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41102493 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41102493\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0dee0f\" data-id=\"3a0dee0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667f9a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"667f9a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/\u82f1\u6587\u9801\u5c3e-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme weather, regional conflicts, and inflation are increasing the risk of food shortages. 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