A depressed Ong Soh Cheng was awakened by a question asked by her son one day, and decided to pick herself up to face life’s challenges and get rid of her negative emotions. After volunteering with Tzu Chi, she realised that the act of giving brings...
People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
The annual Tzu Chi free dental clinic for MINDS clients had a carnival-like spirit, with volunteers dressed up as Santa Clause, lively festive songs, eco-fashion show, skit performance, etc. Such a joyous atmosphere allowed the intellectually challenged..
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre, the first of its kind in the world, has been officially inaugurated. The centre is a multifunctional learning platform for modern youths and offers a wide range of holistic programmes and activities to help young people...
Education, Humanistic Culture | Tzu-Chi Foundation
A senior leader of Tzu Chi’s charity home visit team, Willy Ang recalled his first experience of visiting a needy household—though the aid recipient was born on the same day in the same year as him, their life journeys were drastically different. Ang...
People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
“I would like to thank my parents and other senior members of my family for allowing me to grow up healthily in the (Great Love PreSchool). I am able to grow in confidence, perseverance and courage, which helps me to overcome difficulties…” A graduating..
Education | Tzu-Chi Foundation
To ensure that the dust generated during the refurbishment of the flat of a Tzu Chi beneficiary household would not affect the latter’s daily living, Tzu Chi volunteers spent a holiday cleaning and tidying up their home, putting their minds at ease.
Charity | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Tzu Chi’s TCM doctors and volunteers regularly visited the home of a stroke patient to give him acupuncture treatment as well as emotional support. With their continued care and love, the patient is finally able to stand up on his own.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
From a housewife to a working mother, Lam Foong Kew had undergone many vicissitudes in life. Once, her marriage certificate was even torn into pieces during a heated conflict with her husband. “If what one does is the right thing, one must persevere in...
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At the annual Deepavali celebration held at Tzu Chi Singapore, Hindu aid beneficiaries of the NGO staged lively dance performances at the Jing Si Hall. Volunteers celebrated this special occasion with their Indian friends to welcome the festival of...
Charity | Tzu-Chi Foundation
“Where does the meaning of life lie?” This was a question that Teh Soo Peng used to hold in her mind until she stepped out of her comfort zone and took on various life’s challenges. But has she really found the answer to her question?
People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
A learning trip to the Tzu Chi Medical Centre helped a young medical student open a new window to the meaning of life, enabling her to rediscover passion in her calling. She gradually put into practice the humanistic care that she has learned in Tzu Chi..
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Tzu Chi volunteer Cham Toon Chok always makes an effort to build positive affinities with people around him and feels that those who give of themselves to others always gain the most. He practises self-discipline while helping others with compassion...
People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
During one of the Clean and Green Singapore learning journeys this year, some staff from WOW Kampung and a group of residents paid a visit to the Tzu Chi Eco Awareness Centre. Through interesting games and informational talks by volunteers, the visitors..
Env. Protection | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Loo Soon Huat is thankful to fellow Tzu Chi volunteers who accompany and help him along the way. With their support, he is able to courageously face the vicissitudes of life and transform his inner suffering into strength that propels him to go among...
People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
The new Buddhist Tzu Chi Traditional Chinese Medicine Free Clinic is officially inaugurated, marking a new milestone in the NGO’s Mission of Medicine. Offering a variety of holistic services, the clinic aims to cater for the different needs of...
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
A group of youths from various tertiary institutions had an enriching and meaningful Sunday as they connected with their peers from different schools and explored the concept of volunteerism at the Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association’s first Volunteer...
Education | Tzu-Chi Foundation
On Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool’s Sports Day, preschoolers and their parents joined efforts to complete each fun activity. Recyclables were used as teaching aids during the event, to guide the little ones to do recycling to help protect Mother Earth.
Education, Env. Protection | Tzu-Chi Foundation
An avid sportsman sank into despair after he was diagnosed with kidney disease. Through the ongoing support and encouragement of his family and friends as well as Tzu Chi volunteers, he gradually emerged from his gloom and started “working out” at a...
Env. Protection, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation