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September 12, 2021

Tzu Chi Trains Local Volunteers in Haiti

On August 14, a catastrophic earthquake again struck Haiti – its people are truly suffering. Over 11 years, Tzu Chi volunteers have brought aid there again and again. Often, they need to travel from other countries to Haiti to provide aid. This time the worst-hit places are in remote rural places; so Tzu Chi needs more local volunteers to deliver the aid.
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Published on September 12, 2021 19:29

September 8, 2021

In Haiti, Tzu Chi Distributes Aid with Caritas

After Tzu Chi conducted a survey in Haiti on August 21 and 22 following the devastating earthquake, its first Haiti Earthquake Response Team from USA arrived in the country on September 1.
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Published on September 08, 2021 22:49

September 4, 2021

First Batch of BNT Vaccines Arrives in Taiwan

On September 2, 2021, at 7 a.m., the first batch of 932,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine touched down at Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan.
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Published on September 04, 2021 02:38

August 31, 2021

Launching of Yin-Cheng Distinguished Lecture Series on Buddhism

Do you have an interest in getting to know about contemporary Buddhist thought and practice with top universities in the world?
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Published on August 31, 2021 20:13

August 25, 2021

Tzu Chi Extends Helping Hand to Haiti

On August 17, a videoconference connected Jing Si Abode, Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, Tzu Chi USA Headquarters, branches in the Dominican Republic and Haiti to discuss how to carry out relief work in Haiti. (Photo by Yen-Ren Chen; Jing Si Abode; date: 2021/08/17) Within three days in August, the people of Haiti were struck by two terrible disasters. One was a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on August 14, and the other Tropical Depression Grace on August 16. They are still struggling to recover from the devastating earthquake of 2010. Seeing them suffer, what did Tzu Chi volunteers do for them? Here is the answer.
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Published on August 25, 2021 01:49

August 20, 2021

How much Influence Do Children Have on their Parents?

How much influence do children have on their parents? A mother gave up her fish stall in the market, and a father devotes his free time to volunteer in his children’s school. Wonder why? Let us read two stories of parents in Chiang Mai Tzu Chi School, Thailand and find out.
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Published on August 20, 2021 00:29

August 14, 2021

Have Fun Cooking Under an Apple Tree

Will it be fun to welcome enthusiastic Vegan Kitchen chefs to your house to show you how to make tasty and hearty vegetarian meals straight from your fridge or fresh from your garden? You bet.
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Published on August 14, 2021 18:42

August 13, 2021

Thoughtful and Wise Medical Team

Can you measure love? How much does love weigh? How do medical personnel deal with troubles calmly? Let us find the answer from Taichung and Taipei Tzu Chi hospitals in Taiwan.
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Published on August 13, 2021 18:49

August 10, 2021

How Much Does It Cost to Learn Tzu Chi Love?

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected Mozambique. It has led to a stagnation of business and increased prices and unemployment. Those who make a living by odd jobs cannot find work. Furthermore, they have been hit by drought. How can the poor survive such difficulties caused by the pandemic?
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Published on August 10, 2021 22:32

August 9, 2021

Transforming Consciousness into Wisdom

[Master's Teachings] Whenever the topic of the pandemic comes up, we can immediately sense people’s concern. Nowadays, in Taiwan, everyone is talking about “How many new confirmed COVID cases are there today?” “In which countries are the cases also increasing?” As we worry about the turbulent news, we are affected by different emotions and thoughts, but what good does worrying do? This is the suffering of human existence!
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Published on August 09, 2021 01:10