On the evening of 3 May 2014, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held a sharing session. Entrepreneurs and their family members keen to become more active in Tzu Chi activities were invited to the session, where they shared touching Tzu Chi stories amidst fri
Miscellaneous |
Malaysian businessmen Lin Xiao Shi and Fang You Quan had previously taken part in international humanitarian missions together. They also got to know Singapore Tzu Chi volunteers during the Global Entrepreneurs Camp, and on 5 March 2014, accepted an invit
Miscellaneous |
When a group of long term hospital inmates at the Institute of Mental Health and the terminally ill at Bright Vision hospital were not able to participate in the outdoor Buddha bathing ceremony for various reasons, the compassion of Tzu Chi volunteers mad
Miscellaneous |
On April 18 2014, Good Friday, the Tzu Chi charity team held a 4-hour long training for 342 Tzu Chi volunteers at Jing Si Hall. Through captivating skits and excellent acting skills, the team members effectively relayed important points to note for home v
Charity |
The Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool opened on 1 April 2014 and was a milestone in Tzu Chi’s mission of education. That day, the Tzu Chi Great Love Mothers and preschool teachers were present to welcome its very first cohort of pupils and parents were...
Education |
In conjunction with Earth Day, the Master of Science Environmental Management Programme (MEM) Alumni organized a seven-hour long “Waste Minimisation—Recycling and Vegetarianism” seminar at the Shaw Foundations Alumni House located at the NUS...
Env. Protection |
The long anticipated opening of the Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool finally arrived after it successfully cleared the final hurdle and received its operating license. The child care department was scheduled to welcome its first batch of preschoolers on...
Education |
The Tzu Chi Free Clinic TCM department organized a “Health and Vegetarianism” talk on 22 March 2014 to educate the public about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. The topic was explained from both the standpoints of western nutritional science and the eas
Medicine, Env. Protection |
The Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) has had many years of working together with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS); every year free dental services will be provided to children with special needs...
Medicine, Education |
With the growth in patient numbers and the increase in new volunteers, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department in the Tzu Chi Free Clinic has sought to continually improve its services over the last few years and made a move towards computerizat
Medicine |
The fifteenth day of the lunar year in 2014, also known as the Lantern Festival, coincided with Valentine’s Day. For the first time, Tzu Chi members celebrated the occasion by gathering at Jing Si Hall; a strong sense of family togetherness was in the air
Miscellaneous |
The Educational Recycling station at Woodlands is the fourth venue where Tzu Chi volunteers can take in the morning Dharma teachings by Master Cheng Yen, the others being Jing Si Abode at Pasir Ris, the Tzu Chi Free Clinic at Redhill and the Tzu Chi Free
Miscellaneous |
Before the advent of the lunar new year, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) organized a charity bazaar nearby the Pasir Ris MRT station. Apart from accepting donations from the public, volunteers also hoped to promote the concept of vegetarianism even as mem
Miscellaneous |
During the two day Tzu Chi 2014 Lunar New Year charity bazaar held at the open field beside Pasir Ris MRT station, eggless confections made by medical professionals and volunteers from TIMA Singapore (Tzu Chi International Medical Association, Singapore)
Charity, Medicine |
A month after the curtains fell over the “Dharma as Water”stage adaptation, the participants of the adaptation continued to uphold their vegetarian fast as they joyfully engaged in yet another undertaking. With the strong rapport that they had built up...
Charity |
The success of the 2014 charity bazaar was made possible by the numerous pair of hands that made their silent contribution felt in more ways than one. From the initial preparations till the close of the bazaar, the various functional teams of...
Charity |
The 2013 “Dharma as Water” stage adaptation may have concluded, but the participants still remember what the six months of rehearsals and the two years of community study sessions have ingrained in them. A total of 960 Tzu Chi members gathered at...
Miscellaneous |
On the first day of 2014, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held a New Year Distribution event, inviting 244 beneficiaries and their family members to gather at Jing Si Hall and together, look forward to a peaceful and beautiful year. Having experienced...
Charity |
