On 4 June 2016, the fragrance of dumplings wafted out from the premises of the Tzu Chi Free Clinic, where five students from Singapore Management University (SMU) had the opportunity to meet and learn more about Tzu Chi. They were recipients of the Tzu Ch
Education | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Seeing the tasty meal that was normally served during lunch become a bland meal of white rice gruel, the expressions on the face of the preschoolers said it all. In June, the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool conducted a unique series of lessons to teach stude
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On 22 May 2016, the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) organized an event in honour of parents. 499 attendees from 163 families participated in the activity, which was held at the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Cultural Academy. Children participants expressed t
Education | Tzu-Chi Foundation
After more than a year of care from the Tzu Chi medical home care team, Salih, an elephantiasis sufferer for the past 20 years, finally walked out of the dark days in his life as his sores started to heal. The team who has been visiting him once a week is
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Grandma Wong, aged 79, is one of the many elderly folk living alone in the Redhill estate. Her home is filled to the brim with clutter and she is unable to clean up her living quarters herself as she cannot stand or sit for long. On 24 April 2016, 15 Tzu
Charity | Tzu-Chi Foundation
On 23rd April 2016, Tzu Chi Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ren Ci Nursing Home located in Bukit Batok Street 52 (which started operations in 2015). The partnership enables dental professionals from the Singapore branch of the Tzu
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
“If we do not seize every little opportunity (to do good), we would find it difficult to attain great deeds,” said David Liu, former CEO of Tzu Chi Singapore and Malacca.
On the 16th and 17th of April, Liu delivered three speeches to groups of voluntee
Humanistic Culture | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Are flower arrangement and tea appreciation classes suitable for children? Since April 2016, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) has been conducting twice monthly flower arrangement and tea appreciation classes for the five and six year olds at the Tzu Chi Gre
Education | Tzu-Chi Foundation
On 10 April 2016, the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) partnered Yio Chu Kang Zone 7 Residents' Committee (RC) and opened a new recycling point at Ang Mo Kio block 624. The Residents’ Committee members lent their ardent support from the preparations till th
Env. Protection | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Three pencil stubs, each 1-cm in length, and three cabbage props—can these seemingly puzzling exhibits really tell the story of Tzu Chi? The Da Ai Gallery established by the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) officially opened to the public on 19 April 2016..
Humanistic Culture | Tzu-Chi Foundation
Since 2005, Tzu Chi Singapore has been providing financial assistance to needy kidney patients undergoing dialysis. On 3 April 2016, some 340 of its Home Visit volunteers attended a training session where they gained a better understanding of...
Charity | Tzu-Chi Foundation
The Jing Si Books and Café officially opened its Sims Avenue branch in Singapore on 1 April 2016. To instil its volunteers with the spirit of service, staff from the Jing Si Book Hut, together with Tzu Chi Singapore’s cultural promotion team, organized a
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Everyone has a part to play in protecting the earth. In 2014, the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre received many visitors after it was established, doing its bit to spread environmental awareness. Two groups of students, one from Aldrich Bay Government Prima
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The Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held a ceremony to present the Seeds of Hope (SOH) Financial Assistance to beneficiaries of the Scheme on 19 March 2016 at the Jing Si Hall. The programme assists students from financially strapped families with their me
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Over the past two years, Tzu Chi volunteers have been regularly visiting the East Campus of UWCSEA (The United World College of South East Asia) to share their experience in promoting environmental action and awareness with members of the student recyclin
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North Zone Tzu Chi volunteer leader Luo Shu Fen was diagnosed with stage two stomach cancer in 2013, but she faced the future with equanimity and regarded the illness as her teacher. With support from the Tzu Chi family and her own family, she continued h
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On 28 February 2016, the first Tzu Chi Parent-Child Bonding Class of the year was held at the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Cultural Academy Home. With proper classrooms and well-prepared lessons conducted by an experienced team, the young participants’ lea
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On the evening of 21 February 2016, volunteers from Tzu Chi Singapore participated in the Chingay Night Fiesta for the first time, and together with two other charity groups, promoted recycling to the masses at the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. They especially
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