News & Stories
Welcoming the Lunar New Year with Mutual Help and Shared Kindness
"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...
In Memory of Tan Ching Swee – A Genuine and Indelible Affinity
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...
Seeds of Hope Award Ceremony Goes Virtual
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...
Volunteers render Undisrupted Support for Care Recipients despite Pandemic Restrictions
“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...
Tzu Chi Holds Online Sign Language Competition to Promote Eco Awareness
Tzu Chi Teachers’ Association and Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre jointly organised an online sign language competition with a theme on environmental protection. Participated by twelve groups of students from five schools, the competition had to be conducted online due...
Chief Physiotherapist J.Vinoth Sees Tzu Chi as More than a Workplace
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...
“How would others remember me?”
"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...
How “Dharma Incense Permeation” changed one volunteer’s life
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...
Tzu Chings Find Creative Ways to Keep in Touch with Sheltered Home Elderly
Youths from Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association (a.k.a. Tzu Ching) have been visiting SASCO Senior Citizens’ Home every month to chat and interact with the elderly since June 2016, until COVID-19 hit. Since the pandemic, the homes for the elderly...
Preschoolers Express Gratitude with Actions at Graduation Ceremony
This year, for the first time since the establishment of Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool, children from two branches were able to graduate together. Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, the 8th Graduation Ceremony was still held online. However, this...
Tzu Chi Singapore Holds Small but Equally Heart-warming YEB Ceremony for 2021
Tzu Chi Singapore has invited the public to attend its Year-End Blessing ceremony for 2021 at Jing Si Hall without compromising the safety measures. There are 14 sessions of the ceremony in 4 days, each with a cap of 130...
Do Not Panic! We Are Here for You through the Pandemic!
Beginning June 2021, Singapore has been on the path towards coexisting with COVID-19. With no precedent to follow, the only choice is to proceed cautiously and firmly. As economic activities gradually open up, community infection cases with asymptomatic or mild...