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Care Recipients Give Back after Overcoming Challenges in Life

Care Recipients Give Back after Overcoming Challenges in Life

Having benefited from Tzu Chi's assistance and support in the past, these care recipients are now reciprocating the kindness they once received by actively participating and assisting at Tzu Chi’s Festive Charity Fair together with their families.

Year-End Blessing Ceremony: The Time of the Year to Meet and Wish Each Other Well

Year-End Blessing Ceremony: The Time of the Year to Meet and Wish Each Other Well

Five sessions of the Year-End Blessing Ceremony were held on the first weekend after New Year’s Day.

Visitors Enter a “One-Room Flat” to Experience a Different World

Visitors Enter a “One-Room Flat” to Experience a Different World

Within the cramped and tiny flat, the interior was messy, and a stench could be detected. Numerous unsettled bills were seen scattered on the floor. Stepping into the simulated house felt like entering another world.

They are all 500 calories! What's the difference between having an apple and a meat pie?

They are all 500 calories! What's the difference between having an apple and a meat pie?

With the same calorie content of 500 calories, does it really make a difference what you eat?

Tzu Chi Certified Volunteers Return “Home” for a Reunion on the First Day of 2024

Tzu Chi Certified Volunteers Return “Home” for a Reunion on the First Day of 2024

On the first day of 2024, 404 Tzu Chi Faith Corps and Commissioners came "home" for a reunion gathering. Everyone reflected on the past with gratitude and looked forward to a brighter future.

Tzu Chi Shares Experience in Buddhism Practice at the First Singapore Buddhist Symposium

Tzu Chi Shares Experience in Buddhism Practice at the First Singapore Buddhist Symposium

Mr Low Swee Seh, Managing Director of Tzu Chi Merit Organization (Singapore) Ltd. was invited to the First Singapore Buddhist Symposium to share Tzu Chi’s model of “Internal Cultivation and External Practice” in the community, as well as the Tzu Chi experience of developing its four missions in Singapore.

Pink October – Local Community Join Hands to Prevent and Treat Breast Cancer

Pink October – Local Community Join Hands to Prevent and Treat Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Singaporean women. How can we prevent it?

Charity Work, Miscellaneous | Tzu-Chi Foundation

Ageing Slowly at Home with the Aid of Community Support

Ageing Slowly at Home with the Aid of Community Support

With a declining birth rate and a rapidly ageing society, elderly people are having a tough time looking after each other. The community’s varying degrees of medical care and everyday living care services are critical to the elderly Toh couple’s retirement life at home.

Charity Work, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation

When Fatigue Kicks in on the Long Journey as a Caregiver

When Fatigue Kicks in on the Long Journey as a Caregiver

Nobody knows how long her journey as a caregiver is going to be, but Ho Ngit Wah still looks forward to her golden years.

Charity Work, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation

Students Thank their Teachers with Sweet Gestures on Teachers’ Day

Students Thank their Teachers with Sweet Gestures on Teachers’ Day

The tea offering session, completed successfully with the collaboration between the preschool management team and the children, has left unforgettable memories for teachers and volunteers on Teachers' Day.

Tzu-Chi Foundation

Dispelling the Taboos Surrounding the Ghost Month at the Auspicious Seventh Lunar Month Event

Dispelling the Taboos Surrounding the Ghost Month at the Auspicious Seventh Lunar Month Event

Is the seventh lunar month also known as the "ghost month" in Buddhism? Through a series of activities, attendees discovered more about the "Auspicious Seventh Lunar Month" from the perspective of the right faith, filial piety and environmental protection.

Care Recipient of Different Faith Forges Affinity with Buddhism via Buddha Bathing Ceremony

Care Recipient of Different Faith Forges Affinity with Buddhism via Buddha Bathing Ceremony

64-year-old Peter shared that undergoing dialysis has made him feel terrible, and he deeply understands the pain and helplessness of suffering from an illness. However, the mobile Buddha Bathing ceremony held at his home comforted him and gave him peace of mind.

Children Show Love to Their Parents through a Heartwarming Tea Ceremony

Children Show Love to Their Parents through a Heartwarming Tea Ceremony

Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool's Parents Appreciation Day, which was held online for three years during the pandemic, finally resumed its physical format in 2023. For some children, it was their first time bathing their parents' feet and serving them tea and food, warming the hearts of their parents.

Tzu-Chi Foundation

Tzu Chi Buddha Day Celebration Returns Outdoors after Four Years

Tzu Chi Buddha Day Celebration Returns Outdoors after Four Years

It has been four years since Tzu Chi’s 3-in-1 celebration was last held in an outdoor setting. This year, with an estimated 3,500-strong crowd in attendance, Tzu Chi 57th Anniversary and Buddha Day Celebration returned to the Bukit Gombak Stadium.

Tzu Chi Merit

Let Go of Your Mental Load to Open the Door towards Happiness

Let Go of Your Mental Load to Open the Door towards Happiness

Happiness is what everyone strives for throughout their lives, but what does happiness entail? David Liu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, shares the secret.

Empowering Türkiye Earthquake Victims through Fundraising Efforts

Empowering Türkiye Earthquake Victims through Fundraising Efforts

On the 5th and 19th of March 2023, volunteers from Tzu-Chi Foundation (Singapore) spent their Sundays raising funds at multiple locations across the island in a bid to support relief efforts for Turkish residents affected by the recent earthquake. People from all walks of life contributed to the cause to convey their support.

Thousands Enjoy Themselves at Tzu Chi Festive Charity Fair

Thousands Enjoy Themselves at Tzu Chi Festive Charity Fair

Buddhist Tzu Chi Merit Organization (Singapore) Ltd. resumed its physical Tzu Chi Festive Charity Fair. It was an occasion to take in the delights of the food, the goods and the fun.

Year-End Blessing Ceremony: Passing on Love and Wisdom to Future Generations

Year-End Blessing Ceremony: Passing on Love and Wisdom to Future Generations

As the Jing Si Aphorism “leaves” on the wishing tree turned into “apples”, clattering coins slid from the bamboo coin bank into the large ceramic pot, and people received the Red Packets of Blessings and Wisdom, everyone was once again reminded to be grateful for the past and stay hopeful for the future.