International Relief
“Caring for people in suffering in the global village”
“Bodhisattvas exist to relieve the suffering of mankind”. With providing help to flood victims of Bangladesh in 1991, Tzu Chi marked the start of its international relief efforts. International Relief not only provides emergency materials like food, clothing, grain seeds, and medical materials, it goes further to rebuild houses and schools, set up water supply systems, and offer free clinics. Though the aid projects vary, the ideal of “respecting life” is adhered to all the same.
From its beginnings as a local charity, Tzu Chi has become a broad-based international humanitarian organization. In recognition of its global aid programs across five continents, Tzu Chi became a Non-Government-Organized charity group to attain association status with the United Nations Department of Information in 2003
From its beginnings as a local charity, Tzu Chi has become a broad-based international humanitarian organization. In recognition of its global aid programs across five continents, Tzu Chi became a Non-Government-Organized charity group to attain association status with the United Nations Department of Information in 2003
