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Seeds of Hope Recipients Learn to Sow Blessings
The hopes of a country lie in the hands of its younger generation while their future depends on education. As 2015 drew to a close, and before the commencement of the new school term, the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held six Seeds of Hope (SOH) Financi
Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool Graduation
On 5 December 2015, the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool held its second graduation ceremony at Tzu Chi Singapore’s Jing Si Hall in Pasir Ris, attended by 164 people. Apart from the 14 graduates from the class of 6-year-olds, also present were their parents a
Tzu Chi Teenagers Celebration Inspires Kindness
At the conclusion of their two-day camp, Singapore Tzu Shaos (students of the Tzu Chi Teenagers Class) held a celebration at the Jing Si Hall on 22 November 2015. The celebration was attended by 300 people and featured a talent showcase, as well as a food
Joining the Town for a Recycling Day Out
On 7 November 2015, the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) was invited to take part in Marine Parade Town Day and the Clean & Green Litter Picking Exercise, organised by the Marine Crescent Ville Residents' Committee. The event aimed to heighten eco-conscious
Promoting Water Saving and Food Waste Prevention at SG50 Carnival
The two-day Clean & Green SG50 Carnival, which was organised by the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore and held from 31 October to 1 November, attracted some 20,000 people. Tzu Chi volunteers served as docents at the Carnival’s NParks & PUB ex
Tzu Chi Youth Camp Nurtures Positivity
Every one of us have our own dreams, and an image of an ideal world inside our hearts. But how does one realise these dreams? The Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) organised a Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth camp from 31 October 2015 to 1 November 2015 for 83 stude
Volunteers Clean Up the Home of an Elderly Nun
72-year-old Venerable Chuan Zhi suffers from Meniere's disease, and has difficulty getting around and taking care of her daily needs. Seeing her plight, Tzu Chi volunteers visited her home on the morning of 25 October 2015, and did a thorough spring clean
A Collaboration to Commemorate International Day of Older Persons
To commemorate the International Day of Older Persons, which falls on 1 October, the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) launched a month-long celebration, inviting business organisations and voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) to support and par
TIMA Dentists’ Commitment Benefited Over a Hundred
Choking back his emotions, TIMA dentist Dr Eugene Tang Kok Weng related, "Having operated the free dental clinic for patients from MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore) for eleven years, we see how these children have grown up. Som
Student Delegates from Ten Countries Learn About Recycling at Tzu Chi
A number of teachers and a hundred students who were participating in the Round Square International Conference 2015 hosted by the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) visited the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre on 5 October 2015. Hailing from te
First Tzu Chi Singapore Flag Day Plants Seeds of Good
On 26 September, 2015, Tzu Chi Foundation held its very own flag day where it organised its first island-wide street fundraiser for its local charity programmes. Just four days before, on 22 September, the organisation marked its 22nd anniversary...
A Litter-Free Yellow Ribbon Run
During the 2015 Yellow Ribbon Prison Run, Tzu Chi was there to promote a clean, litter-free environment and to engage in recycling. Also present were helpers from the waste collection companies who were happy to provide first-level sorting of waste picked
My Teacher the Good Madam Liu
“Good, good!” Bending over as she raises her thumb, eyes crinkled as she flashes a generous smile—that is the image of teacher Liu Lian Qiu that many people have. Liu is a Chinese language teacher at the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool, and the form teacher
Celebrating SG50 with IMH Patients
2015 marks the year that Singapore celebrates 50 years of nation building, and Tzu Chi volunteers who have been making care visits to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) decided that they would bring some of that celebratory cheer to the patients who are
Flowers Bring Spiritual Realizations on the Tzu Chi Path
A self-proclaimed person “born of a good life,” Xue Shu Ru from Taiwan came to Singapore in 2004, accompanying her children who were studying here. In the blink of an eye, 11 years passed by and the seeds she had planted in Tzu Chi Taiwan had...
Love the Earth, Do Away With Superstitions
From the Buddhist perspective, the seventh lunar month is not the “ghost month”, but rather an auspicious and joyful month where filial piety is also celebrated. From 22 to 23 August 2015, four Auspicious Seventh Lunar Month prayer sessions were held in T
Training to be Bodhisattvas
From 7-9 August, 2015, Tzu Chi Singapore held its inaugural retreat for its volunteer cadres at the Jing Si Hall, where the invited speakers included two Dharma Masters and staff members from the Jing Si Abode (Tzu Chi HQ), as well as veteran Tzu Chi vol
Training to be Bodhisattvas
From 7-9 August, 2015, Tzu Chi Singapore held its inaugural retreat for its volunteer cadres at the Jing Si Hall, where the invited speakers included two Dharma Masters and staff members from the Jing Si Abode (Tzu Chi HQ), as well as veteran Tzu Chi vol
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