Shih Cheng Yen's Blog, page 37

Tzu Chi Mobilized for the Severe Rail Crash Accident in Hualien

At 9:28 in the morning, April 2, a passenger train crashed and derailed in tunnel. The Taroko Express train, from Taipei to Taitung, was carrying 490 people travelling for a long-weekend of Tomb Sweeping Festival.

Tzu Chi 2020 Year in Review (Video)

2020 was a challenging year for all of us. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tzu Chi volunteers around the world have been busy bringing aid to those impacted by the pandemic. In total, they've shipped pandemic relief supplies to 87 countries and regions.

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital signs MOU with Kuoshu Wushu Federation ROC

The Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the national federation of Kuoshu Wushu to improve the performance of its athletes. In recent years, the hospital has been actively developing sports medicine, and Kuoshu Wushu is a discipline in which the participants risk injury.

Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital Presents Case for Vegetarianism

A vegetarian lifestyle is not just the latest trend but the best way to have a healthy body and mind. In the Chinese lunar calendar, July is the ghost month. Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital organized a prayer ceremony on August 25th (July 7th in the Chinese calendar and also known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day). The prayer ceremony was to send best wishes to patients for their speedy recovery, to the world for healing from the Covid-19 pandemic and to everyone for world peace. Testimonies from physicians, families, children, and pregnant women who have long been vegetarian were read out, to attract the public to join the vegetarian movement and action plan to love our Earth.

Tzu Chi Resumes Food Aid in San Bernardino, California

Volunteers of the Tzu Chi Foundation have resumed distribution of food aid in San Bernardino, a city of 250,000 in southern California with a high level of poverty. Like other cities in the United States, San Bernardino has been greatly affected by the COVID19 pandemic. It has pushed many families into financial difficulty. To relieve some of the pressure on them, Tzu Chi has since July restarted its food distribution.

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, A Muslim Friendly Place

According to 2019 international review, Taiwan is rated No. 3 for global Muslim travel index among non-Muslim countries. To extend international friendship, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital is certified as the Muslim friendly environment, the second medical center to be certified in 2020. On August 7, 2020, Dr. Lin Chihlon, CEO of Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dr. Lin Shinnzong, Superintendent of Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, and Dr. Liu Hwanwun, Deputy Director of Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital International Medicine Center, lead the team in the certificate opening ceremony. VIP present at the ceremony are Ms. Wu Lingying, Manager from Office of International Cooperation at Ministry of Health and Welfare, and other Muslim guests.

Tzu Chi Provides Food Aid to 500 Families in Guatemala During Covid-19 Pandemic

In Guatemala in central America, the coronavirus pandemic has pushed to the brink many families who were already disadvantaged. Charity organizations cannot enter their villages, and villagers cannot leave to go to work.

Volunteers Making Cloth Masks for People in Need

Due to COVID-19, there has been a severe storage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals across the world. Whilst people now understand the importance of face coverings to prevent spread of the virus, with some countries such as the USA, promoting the use of masks, the use of critical supplies, such as surgical masks or N95 respirators, are reserved for front-line responders and health professionals. Community members are encouraged, instead, to use cloth masks and face coverings. BTCF, in over 12 countries, have been working to produce cloth masks and mask coverings for vulnerable communities, front-line responders and volunteers.

Create Blessings for All Through Sincere Repentance

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COVID-19 Relief Actions in South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone

The following report summarizes the relief actions of Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the African Region including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and Sierra Leone.