{"id":81192,"date":"2026-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=81192"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:29:57","slug":"a-zimbabwe-legend-tino-chu-and-his-well-drilling-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=81192","title":{"rendered":"A Zimbabwe Legend\u2014Tino Chu and His Well-Drilling Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"81192\" class=\"elementor elementor-81192\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-758e7708 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"758e7708\" 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 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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-3a23eaff\" data-id=\"3a23eaff\" 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-382216c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"382216c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&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><em><strong>Taiwanese businessman Tino Chu was robbed four times in Zimbabwe and lost almost everything, yet he went on to become the \u201cWell Digger\u201d who, together with his team, has brought life-sustaining water to an estimated eight million people.<\/strong><\/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-5f55aa4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f55aa4e\" 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-47151073\" data-id=\"47151073\" 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-5cce8e65 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5cce8e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-28-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-28-768x576.jpg 768w\" 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-3c2d84a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2d84a4\" 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 crew from Tzu Chi\u2019s well-drilling team in Zimbabwe repairs a well in a rural area, with Tino Chu (left) supervising from the side.<\/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-618398d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"618398d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c2fea5\" 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>In the 1990s, Taiwanese business owners in South Africa constantly faced the threat of kidnapping. The lure of profit was strong in the country, but the risks were high. \u201cEvery time I escorted a truck delivering goods from Newcastle to Johannesburg, my wife worried the whole way,\u201d recalled Tino Chu (\u6731\u91d1\u8ca1). \u201cShe couldn\u2019t relax until I was safely back home.\u201d<\/p><p>In one alarming incident, robbers attacked a Taiwanese businesswoman and poured scalding water over her. The news sent chills through Chu. \u201cIt was horrifying,\u201d he said. \u201cWe never learned whether she survived.\u201d<\/p><p>As public safety continued to deteriorate, Chu began exploring opportunities in Zimbabwe. He found Zimbabweans gentle and polite, and the social atmosphere more welcoming than in South Africa. It felt like a place where one could truly settle down. As a result, he gradually shifted his business focus to Zimbabwe and rebuilt his life there.<\/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-7b5e43b2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b5e43b2\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da6c6e5\" data-id=\"3da6c6e5\" 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-3f9756f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f9756f5\" 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>Tino Chu (center), his wife, Li Zhao-qin (third from left), and other Tzu Chi volunteers pose with a family in Domboshava\u2014a blind grandmother and her grandchildren\u2014during a visit to deliver supplies and offer emotional support.<\/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-e50428e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e50428e\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2d5b2b\" data-id=\"3c2d5b2b\" 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-2b89c8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b89c8a2\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-32.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-32.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-32-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-32-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-32-768x576.jpg 768w\" 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\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-9e42aa7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e42aa7\" 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-6453b3fc\" data-id=\"6453b3fc\" 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-26e49b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e49b35\" 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>After four robberies<\/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-14cc5610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cc5610\" 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>Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, was once called the breadbasket of Africa for its prosperous agriculture. It also boasted one of the highest education levels on the continent\u2014surpassed only by Seychelles, South Africa, and Mauritius\u2014with literacy exceeding 90 percent. By the time Chu arrived in 1995, however, the nation\u2019s glory days were fading.<\/p><p>The country\u2019s gradual decline was severely compounded in 2000 by a controversial land reform policy, implemented after two decades of Black rule, which reclaimed most of the land previously controlled by White owners and redistributed it. Major Western nations condemned the policy as a violation of property rights and imposed sanctions. Zimbabwe\u2019s economy swiftly plummeted: Foreign debt soared, prices skyrocketed, and rampant hyperinflation eventually forced the country to abandon the Zimbabwean dollar in 2009 in favor of adopting the U.S. dollar and South African rand.<\/p><p>Zimbabwean society, however, was already experiencing unrest before the land reforms. Frustrated by the government\u2019s performance and worsening economic conditions, citizens took to the streets, smashing and looting businesses. After Chu relocated to the country, his businesses were robbed a total of four times in 1997 and 1998. \u201cThe first three times,\u201d he recalled, \u201conly our stores were looted, which we could manage\u2014we still had stock in the warehouses and could reopen quickly. But the fourth time, even the factory and warehouses were emptied. I was so distraught I couldn\u2019t even cry.\u201d<\/p><p>Chu\u2019s father-in-law in Taiwan issued a directive: Return immediately to Taiwan. \u201cIf you refuse to come back, it\u2019s fine,\u201d he said, \u201cbut my daughter, the children, and the grandchildren must all come back.\u201d Chu felt his dignity insulted and refused his demands.<\/p><p>Fortunately, his wife, Li Zhao-qin (\u674e\u7167\u7434), remained his unwavering support, fully backing every decision he made. They sold their house in South Africa\u2014their last remaining asset. With the money from the sale, Chu, who had built his fortune from scratch in Africa, staged a comeback and eventually rose from rock bottom.<\/p><p>Before that, however, Chu wondered why, despite being an honest businessman, he had repeatedly encountered misfortune. Could he somehow turn his luck around? He decided to try doing good deeds to see whether that would make a difference. So, at the end of 1998, the year of his fourth robbery, he began distributing aid wherever it was needed, based on reports from his employees. He distributed bread, school supplies, clothing, and anything else that could help.<\/p><p>Chu also happened to be a qualified traditional Chinese therapy practitioner. Using his skills in massage therapy, he was able to help many people in a country with limited medical resources. As word spread, more people sought his expertise. Some of the Zimbabweans he helped later joined him in charitable work.<\/p><p>In 2003, he discovered Tzu Chi\u2019s Da Ai TV channel in Zimbabwe. As he watched it, he realized that what he was doing was very similar to Tzu Chi\u2019s work. He began thinking of himself as a Tzu Chi volunteer. In 2005, he traveled to South Africa for formal training and officially joined the foundation. He received his certification as a Tzu Chi volunteer in 2011. Dharma Master Cheng Yen\u2019s teachings helped him understand the true purpose and meaning of charitable work. He stopped doing good deeds just to improve his luck\u2014and yet, his luck really did change for the better.<\/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-b265690 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b265690\" 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-fc26bf8\" data-id=\"fc26bf8\" 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-d1fd463 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1fd463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&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=\"1985\" height=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG13.jpg 1985w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG13-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG13-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG13-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG13-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1985px) 100vw, 1985px\" \/>\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-3050ccdf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3050ccdf\" 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-505d2812\" data-id=\"505d2812\" 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-66e44ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e44ad4\" 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>Women power in the well-drilling team<\/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-17025fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17025fa7\" 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>As Tino Chu\u2019s charitable work expanded, so did Tzu Chi\u2019s reputation in Zimbabwe. And yet, the country\u2019s challenges were often worse than he could have expected. Over the past 35 years, Zimbabwe has experienced five major droughts, three of them connected to the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon. The most severe struck between 2023 and 2024, leaving about half the population in need of food. To make matters worse, the resulting lack of clean water and poor sanitation triggered the worst cholera outbreak the country had seen in 15 years.<\/p><p>Through years of helping the needy in rural areas, Chu often saw and heard of women risking their lives to fetch water. Some sources were extremely remote; many children had their schooling interrupted because they had to help their families collect water. At times, people even had to compete with animals for access to water.<\/p><p>During a report to Master Cheng Yen, Chu shared his concern over these situations. The Master immediately and compassionately encouraged him to become \u201cZimbabwe\u2019s well digger.\u201d<\/p><p>Chu began organizing local volunteers into a well-drilling team, breaking traditional gender barriers in the process: Anyone willing to join, male or female, was welcome. In 2024, a Da Ai TV crew from Taiwan joined some team members on one of their well projects. As part of the TV crew, I witnessed firsthand that half of those on the trip were women. I was impressed by how they handled physically demanding tasks, such as setting up machinery, carrying pipes, drilling, and installing pumps, all with strength and dedication.<\/p><p>Lufina Feresi, a water engineer with Zimbabwe\u2019s Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, said, \u201cTraining women to work in well drilling is one of the policies encouraged by the government. We\u2019re very happy to see that Tzu Chi has contributed significantly to empowering local women in this area.\u201d<\/p><p>The oldest woman on Tzu Chi Zimbabwe\u2019s well-drilling team is 54-year-old Loveness Compound, who also works at Tzu Chi\u2019s Zimbabwe office. In 2010, she developed a thyroid condition, and doctors warned she might not live long. She was introduced to Chu in 2012 and, through massage and natural therapies, gradually regained her health. Out of gratitude, she devoted herself fully to Tzu Chi\u2019s work.<\/p><p>Steady and reliable, Loveness has become Chu\u2019s trusted assistant. She manages food supplies for Tzu Chi\u2019s hot meal stations while also lending her strength to well-drilling and repair projects. Her story has inspired many, including her niece, Margret Compound.<\/p><p>\u201cFor me, Tzu Chi is very different from other organizations,\u201d said Margret. \u201cIt gives me a sense of home.\u201d She often serves as an emcee at Tzu Chi events, seamlessly switching between English and Shona, one of Zimbabwe\u2019s official languages. She also assists with communication and coordination when Tzu Chi works with government agencies and is an active member of the well-drilling team.<\/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-8600324 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8600324\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5beef33\" data-id=\"5beef33\" 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-54d34ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54d34ce\" 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\/2026\/01\/145-29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-29.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-29-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-29-768x1024.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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91fc7e\" data-id=\"d91fc7e\" 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-bb7a39c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb7a39c\" 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 2025, Tzu Chi acquired a new well-drilling truck, enabling volunteers to work with the latest technology. Each well takes about a week to drill, with over 20 pipes driven into the bedrock. The work requires patience and teamwork.<\/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-7e28a83 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e28a83\" 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-423033cc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"423033cc\" 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-527b501c\" data-id=\"527b501c\" 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-1302b43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1302b43e\" 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>Another valuable member<\/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-33c8db06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c8db06\" 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 team also includes a young man who quietly stands out\u2014Isaac Nyarukokora. Like Loveness and Margret, he is a certified Tzu Chi volunteer and an employee at Tzu Chi Zimbabwe. Not yet 30, Isaac is slight in build, yet can often be found doing all kinds of tasks within the team. One of his most important responsibilities is identifying and testing suitable locations for drilling.<\/p><p>Zimbabwe has various traditional methods for locating water, such as using copper rods, but these are highly unreliable. Accurate, scientific approaches are therefore important. Isaac is the team\u2019s skilled specialist in this regard.<\/p><p>\u201cIsaac is excellent,\u201d Chu said proudly. \u201cEven government agencies now come to him for help.\u201d Testing possible locations of water requires time and patience, as measurements often need to be repeated across the same area. Isaac meticulously takes manual readings step by step while also gathering data through specialized instruments.<\/p><p>Because of knee degeneration, Chu no longer travels to rural sites to personally survey potential water sources. But from the Tzu Chi office in Harare, he can review Isaac\u2019s data on his phone and assess whether a site is suitable for drilling. Isaac\u2019s help makes him a truly valuable asset to the team, though he humbly credits Chu for his knowledge in this area.<\/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-4dd7636d elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd7636d\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3765d021\" data-id=\"3765d021\" 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-6d71814a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d71814a\" 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>Admired for his water well expertise and integrity, Tino Chu is regarded by younger volunteers in Zimbabwe as both a mentor and a father figure.<\/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-5779bc67 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5779bc67\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-314de501\" data-id=\"314de501\" 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-2feab3fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2feab3fb\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-30.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-30-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-30-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-30-768x576.jpg 768w\" 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\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-13fd0929 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13fd0929\" 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-1386fc84\" data-id=\"1386fc84\" 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-41849900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41849900\" 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>Like a family<\/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-25e6a928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e6a928\" 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>Chu\u2019s expertise in well drilling is one reason the team deeply trusts his guidance, even though he is a businessman by trade and had no background in water engineering. When he first began well drilling, he found outsourcing the task to engineering companies prohibitively expensive. Motivated by the need to save costs, he taught himself the necessary techniques, gradually gained experience, and then passed his knowledge on to younger volunteers. Team members often stay close to him, learning from him important water-drilling skills. His skill in interpreting charts and identifying water sources has since been handed down to every member of the well-drilling team.<\/p><p>After the 2024 trip, I visited Zimbabwe again in the fall of 2025 for another reporting assignment. During my time there, I was deeply moved by the family-like bond between Tino Chu and the members of the well-drilling team. Often, I would glance over and see the younger volunteers gathered around him, studying potential water-site charts on his phone. Patiently, he guided them through the graphs, showing them how to interpret the data, make judgments, and decide on the next steps.<\/p><p>One day, at a drilling site in Domboshava, near the capital, a crew spent the entire day driving the drill downward, pushing through layers of rock to confirm the water source. Chu supervised every step from the side, ensuring everything was done carefully. As the sun set, I looked up and saw the crew clustered around him, laughing and chatting together.<\/p><p>Isaac, who has known Chu since childhood, described him as a father figure. \u201cHe guided me as I grew up and taught me a lot about locating and digging water wells,\u201d Isaac said. \u201cI can\u2019t thank him enough.\u201d Another team member, Biggie Samson, serves as Tzu Chi Zimbabwe\u2019s point of contact for documenting work while also contributing to the well-drilling mission. When he was 17, he lost both parents and was so overwhelmed with grief that he considered ending his life. Upon learning this, Chu brought him from the countryside to Harare, took him into his home, and gave him access to the internet and a computer. Today, Biggie is skilled in video editing and has a family of his own. Speaking of Chu, he said, \u201cHe gave me a job and has always been there for me. He\u2019s like my father.\u201d<\/p><p>Chu has a habit of bringing children home to \u201craise.\u201d One of them is Raymond Jasi, a boy who was filmed fetching water by a Da Ai TV crew ten years ago. A decade later, after Raymond and his father moved north to Harare in search of better job opportunities and settled on the city\u2019s outskirts, the father grew concerned that a brothel across the street might lead Raymond astray. He asked Chu to take Raymond into Tzu Chi. Raymond now lives in the dormitory at the Tzu Chi office and has officially joined the well-drilling team, learning how to locate water sources under Isaac\u2019s guidance.<\/p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chu contracted the virus and nearly died. His health has declined since, and knee degeneration now limits his mobility. \u201cThey don\u2019t let me go to rural sites anymore,\u201d Chu said. \u201cThe roads are too rough, and by the time we arrive, the bumpy ride leaves my body aching so much that I can\u2019t even get out of the vehicle.\u201d<\/p><p>Even so, he goes to the office every day. The first thing he does when he arrives is to make three prostrations before the statue of Guan Yin Bodhisattva. Then he moves to the dining area, turns on the audio player, and lets Buddhist chants fill the space. Only then does he make his way to the work area and respond to volunteers\u2019 questions, one by one. He can be stern\u2014sometimes scolding them for mishandling tasks\u2014but everyone still treats him with deep respect.<\/p><p>Seeing Chu walking slowly through the office, calling out a volunteer\u2019s name in his deep voice, felt like stepping into a family home. Isn\u2019t this what family is like? \u201cNow, if they notice I\u2019ve been silent in the office for two hours,\u201d Chu said, \u201cthey\u2019ll come check on me.\u201d After all he has gone through\u2014COVID and episodes of shock\u2014the younger volunteers care for him and watch over him with the thoughtfulness one would give a beloved aging father.<\/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-052fcfc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052fcfc\" 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-002498f\" data-id=\"002498f\" 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-3de4c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3de4c47\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-31.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-31.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/145-31-768x576.jpg 768w\" 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-b2fc151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2fc151\" 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>Many people make long daily journeys to fetch water; a well can transform their lives.<\/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-0e7fe10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e7fe10\" 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-e1c1373 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1c1373\" 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-38ee6c9\" data-id=\"38ee6c9\" 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-3af56bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af56bc\" 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>Target: 5,000 wells<\/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-fdfd9bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdfd9bf\" 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 early October 2025, shortly after I returned to Taiwan from Zimbabwe, Chu shared some exciting news: Tzu Chi\u2019s well-drilling team in Zimbabwe had received official recognition from the central government. From now on, drilling or repairing wells in rural areas would be much smoother, as communicating with local authorities would be easier. \u201cWe should be able to reach our goal of drilling or repairing 5,000 wells by the end of 2026,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be ahead of schedule!\u201d<\/p><p>In 2024, Chu\u2019s wife was officially certified as a Tzu Chi volunteer. Always a steadfast support behind her husband, she began accompanying him on trips to care for underprivileged households. She also teaches local volunteers how to sing Tzu Chi songs in Mandarin, looking up the Romanized spellings of the words online. For many years, the couple\u2019s conversations have revolved around Tzu Chi.<\/p><p>In September 2025, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Tzu Chi\u2019s Jing Si Hall in Zimbabwe, Chu said, \u201cWhen my life ends, I want to be buried in this land. In my next life, I will sit with you, sharing the same skin color, dedicating my all to Zimbabwe.\u201d Choked with emotion, he spoke these words with profound affection, offering a heartfelt pledge of his enduring bond with Zimbabwe.<\/p><p>This is the legend of compassion that Tino Chu, a Taiwanese businessman, has built over three decades alongside the people of Zimbabwe\u2014and the ripple effect continues to grow.<\/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-473baeba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"473baeba\" 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-52cd1e52\" data-id=\"52cd1e52\" 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-53f2bb30 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53f2bb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&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=\"1858\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG14.jpg 1858w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG14-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG14-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG14-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/PNG14-1536x697.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1858px) 100vw, 1858px\" \/>\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-6c53743a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c53743a\" 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-5b8dee4e\" data-id=\"5b8dee4e\" 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-50f0d606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50f0d606\" 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>Taiwanese businessman Tino Chu was robbed four times in Zimbabwe and lost almost everything, yet he went on to bec\u2026 <a class=\"text-right\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=81192\"><span class=\"text\">Read More <\/span><span class=\"arrow\">\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pmpro_default_level":0,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[911],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.5 - 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