Last year southern Africa was met with Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a powerful and deadly cyclone lasting more than five weeks in February and March, affecting five countries. In Madagascar,...
Malawi + 2 more
Malawi + 2 more
Last year southern Africa was met with Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a powerful and deadly cyclone lasting more than five weeks in February and March, affecting five countries. In Madagascar,...
Sierra Leone has encountered various challenges, including global crises and internal political tension, which have greatly affected the economy and the lives of its citizens. The country's...
For the first half of 2023, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) has conducted its missions – Charity Mission, Educational Mission and Medical Mission throughout the regions of Nepal. Charity Mission...
The Ukraine crisis has only worsened the already precarious situation of food and nutrition security in Sierra Leone. As the country experiences a continued decline in its macroeconomic status, the...
On December 7, 2022, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) in Mozambique handed over the first 12 houses of the Ndeja Great Love Village in Sofala Province to new owners. BTCF is in the process of...
Large-Scale Relief after Typhoon Rai in the Philippines On December 16, 2021, Typhoon Rai, with winds up to 193km/h and gustiness of 260km/h, made initial landfall in the coastal city of Siargao and...
As of September 14, a month after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake and the following hurricane, Government and humanitarian actors are transitioning to into recovery and reconstruction phase; however,...
Since 2015, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF), along with its partners including Caritas Freetown, Healey International Relief Foundation, and Lanyi Foundation, started to deliver humanitarian...
The following is an update presenting Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) relief actions in Sierra Leone from April 11th to April 16th. Since the Ebola virus epidemic that devastated Sierra Leone in...
The following report summarizes Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) relief actions in Mozambique as of May 8. Located at the center of the Sofala Province, the Nhamatanda District, with the principle...
Mozambique + 2 more
It has been a little over one month after Cyclone Idai made landfall through Mozambique and its neighboring countries. The following is an update presenting Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) relief...
Mozambique + 2 more
It has been one month since Tropical Cyclone Idai struck northern Mozambique on 15th March. The death toll has increased to more than a 1,000 and more than 3 million people across Mozambique,...
In solidarity with the people of Sierra Leone, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation volunteers and staff from Taiwan, United States, France, and Spain arrived in Sierra Leone on September 16, 2017. The...
In order to provide humanitarian action for refugees in Thailand, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation held monthly free medical clinic for them in Bangkok. In addition to medical services, volunteers...
In order to help the flood victims in Ecuador rebuild their homes, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation distributed monetary aid after the work-for-relief program was completed. More than 2000 families...
In October of 2016, Hurricane Matthew devastated the southwest region of Haiti, leaving at least 1,000 dead and 1.4 million in need of humanitarian aid. Tzu Chi Foundation deployed its volunteers to...
It has been over three months since Typhoon Nockten struck the Philippines. The storm was particularly devastating to Catanduanes. Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has been making regular visits to...
In 2016, during Honduras’ rainy season, massive floods struck coastal communities in the Gulf of Fonseca. Most villages rely on fishing for survival and haven’t been able to rebuild their lives since...
On March 10, in Ecuador, Volunteers of Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony in Canoa for the reconstruction of a church destroyed in the earthquake last year. Archbishop...
Canada + 2 more
The Arab Community Center of Toronto is dedicated to assisting Syrian and Iraqi refugees. With an introduction from the Toronto municipal government, Tzu Chi volunteers worked with them to provide...