In tandem with Trybe Limited, Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre organised the six-week Lens of Identity programme, which encourages youths to utilise photography as a medium to explore various career pathways. The programme culminated in a photography exhibition, where the participants showcased their works to the public. The programme is powered by National Youth Council.
What were players from 10 to 61 years old vying for on the same field? For the first time in the history of Tzu Chi, environmental protection and disaster prevention were promoted through an e-sports competition.
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Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore), in collaboration with Red Cross Singapore, organised the first community blood donation drive for 2022 at Jing Si Hall in Pasir Ris on March 26, 2022. The event attracted 125 people to register as blood donors and raised 100 bags of blood.
Lakeside Family Medicine Clinic may not be on the front line battling the pandemic like hospitals, but it has put up a strong defence in this fight for the past two years. It has undertaken the tasks of triage, assessment and referral, as well as long-term care of elderly patients with chronic diseases. To the best of its ability, it has supported Singapore in its endeavour to ensure that its healthcare system is not overwhelmed.
Nancy Chew Ann Jee eats, cooks and promotes vegetarian food. Through her daily practices in diet, dressing, housing, travel and recreation, she has developed her own set of philosophies in life.
It is a widely known fact that healthcare workers have been toiling long and hard to help us get through the seemingly never-ending pandemic. Hear from a Tzu Chi medical doctor on how the pandemic has been like for him in the past two years.
The Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre (HYC) opened soon after the COVID-19 hit. Despite this, it maintained its regular opening hours with the help of the reception team’s volunteers who leveraged their strengths and worked in shifts.
With the pandemic limiting the number of physical activities held over the past two years, a rare opportunity for seniors to be engaged in a physical setting came in the form of a Chinese New Year party held at Tzu Chi SEEN centres last week. The activity provided much-needed joy and comfort . . .
"Happy Lunar New Year!" The home visit volunteers were greeted with smiling faces, home-cooked desserts, and some donations by the care recipients. Although the pandemic situation continues to be ever-changing, Tzu Chi volunteers still racked their brains to organise festive activities for the Lunar New Year. What can be more joyous and worthy of being grateful for than a family getting together for a cosy celebration?
As a member of the General Affairs team, Tan Ching Swee has always walked the talk - "If it is right, just do it." For more than ten years, from packing to setting up event venues, Ching Swee has contributed to the success of numerous large-scale events and forged countless good ties along the way. Though Ching Swee is no longer around, his exemplary character will forever be imprinted in the hearts of Tzu Chi volunteers.
The Seeds of Hope Merit Awards Ceremony was held virtually for the first time in 2021. Heartfelt well-wishes were delivered to student beneficiaries instantly through the internet. The Tzu Chi team and parents witnessed 49 beneficiaries of different ages who remained steadfast in their studies despite adversity, flourishing with newfound confidence.
“We need to promote the awareness that Tzu Chi volunteers will always be there”. In times of uncertainty and living under “abnormal” conditions like these, the care recipients could feel a sense of assurance through communicating with the volunteers. Even if the external environment has fallen apart, the vulnerable households will not be left to face it alone.
As the Chief Physiotherapist of Tzu Chi Singapore’s Day Rehabilitation Centre (DRC), Mr Jothiramalingam Vinoth has been an integral part of the organisation since 2015. We delve deeper into his life to find out what has kept him going all these years.
"If my time is up, how would others remember me?" Chua Hwee Pheng had delved deeper into the meaning of life after her nephew's sudden passing. When she completed her brain tumour removal surgery, she was thankful that she learnt more about Buddha's teachings and found the answer she had always desired.
Accept your fate or change your destiny? In Lee Sok Kuan's 50 years of life, she experienced straitened circumstances in her family and was disturbed by recurring dreams. However, her doubts about life gradually subsided after attending the Dharma Incense Permeation session at dawn, where she learnt to cherish her life.
Can games be educational? In keeping up with modern times, Taiwan Tzu Chi attempts to promote environmental sustainability more interestingly through a collaboration with the online educational gaming platform PaGamO.
Tzu Chi Singapore's Parent-Child Bonding Class had organised their last session for the year 2021 on 28 November. Affected by the pandemic conditions, most of the sessions this year had been done online. However, social distancing did not dampen the volunteers' dedication in accompanying the children to move ahead for another year.
With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the community in recent times, some of Tzu Chi Singapore’s care recipients have been unwittingly affected as well, facing possible infections and quarantine orders. However, through distributing COVID-19 relief care packs . . .
For a period of almost a month from 12 October 2021 to 8 November 2021, three to five Tzu Chi volunteers have been diligently making their way to Chia Ping Community Isolation Facility (CIF) each morning. In a bid to provide support to frontline healthcare workers . . .
A wise person must be humble and unassuming,
like the rice stalk that bows under the weight of ripe grain.
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