 | 20091028-19,000 Tzu Chi water cellars in Gansu Mention Gansu, and people instantly think of the Silk Road and parched desert land. As you can imagine, the weather there is very dry, and t... Mention Gansu, and people instantly think of the Silk Road and parched desert land. As you can imagine, the weather there is very dry, and thanks to climate change, in recent years rainfall has become a rare event. To help ease the plight of local villagers in Ruoli (若笠) Township in Jingyuan (靖遠) County, from 1998 to the end of this year, (CG)Tzu Chi estimates it will have helped dig nearly 19000 water cellars. Tzu Chi has also built a new village nearby a water supply in Liuchuan (劉川 ... Views: 11 |
 | Richmond, Canada, plane crash Residents of Rosario Gardens on Saba Road, Richmond, BC, Canada, honour police, firefighters, paramedics and all three levels of government ... Residents of Rosario Gardens on Saba Road, Richmond, BC, Canada, honour police, firefighters, paramedics and all three levels of government with a traditional Chinese lion dance performance at an appreciation ceremony Monday, March 23, 2009, for all the help and support they received after the 15-storey apartment building was hit on Oct. 19, 2007 by a small six-seater Piper Seneca twin-engine plane flown by 82-year-old Peter Garrison of Maple Ridge, BC He died in the crash. The Canadian ... Views: 932 |
 | A Brief Introduction to Tzu Chi Foundation USA 慈濟美國總會簡介 A brief introduction video tells you everything in a nut shell bout how Tzu Chi Foundation, USA serving communities crossing the USA and bey... A brief introduction video tells you everything in a nut shell bout how Tzu Chi Foundation, USA serving communities crossing the USA and beyond. Tzu Chi Foundation was established in 1966 by Venerable Dharma Master Cheng Yen on the impecunious east coast of Taiwan. For over 42 years, the foundation has been contributing to better social and community services, medical care, education and humanism in Taiwan and around the world. From the first 30 members, housewives who saved two cents from ... Views: 2,972 |
 | 20091028 Fire Survivors Give to Tzu Chi Fire survivors visit the Tzu Chi grounds In Malacca, Malaysia, Tzu Chi volunteers provided emergency assistance to overseas workers from Vie... Fire survivors visit the Tzu Chi grounds In Malacca, Malaysia, Tzu Chi volunteers provided emergency assistance to overseas workers from Vietnam and Nepal, after their company dormitory was destroyed by a fire. A few days later, the foreign nationals were invited to the local Tzu Chi grounds, to see how they could also help make the world a better place. Getting a taste of recycling work Here in Malacca, Malaysia, these workers from Vietnam and Nepal lost their dormitory to a fire just a few ... Views: 03 |
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