News & Stories
Tzu Chi SEEN Centres Press On with Community Outreach despite Challenges
Tzu Chi SEEN centres continue to reach out to needy elderly in the community during difficult times, as part of the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) baseline service plan.
Fearless Children Advocate for Animals’ Survival
Over ten episodes, 22 vegetarian children appear before the camera one after another to introduce different snacks in their kiddy voices. Some are full of confidence while others got themselves into tacky situations. Regardless of the outcome, their fearless spirit...
“Super Sunday”: Helping Renal Patients Stay Positive and Active
Tzu Chi Singapore has established the Renal Support Group to deepen the care for care recipients with kidney failure. With the aim to uplift these renal patients and encourage them to live a healthy and active lifestyle, an online programme...
Warming Hearts in Foreign Land with Kichuri
On the day before the eve of Hari Raya Haji, Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre worked with Migrant Workers of Singapore to prepare a hometown festive dish, Kichuri (Lentil Risotto) and deliver it to the worker’s dormitory. Volunteers grasped the...
Singapore Takes on the Healthier Me 21-Day Challenge
What is a "whole-foods, plant-based” diet? What are its health benefits? Tzu Chi International Medical Association of Singapore and volunteers piloted the "Healthier Me 21-Day Challenge" programme in the Eastern region and attracted 34 participants. How can diet improve our...
Influence of the Young Minds has led to the formation of a New Vegetarian Family
The motivation behind primary school teacher Low Yee Leong’s path to vegetarianism for the past ten years was to wish for his wife’s smooth delivery. He had been practicing “flexitarianism” at home until his three kids started attending schools that...
Let’s Go Veggie! Uncovering Vegetarianism in Singapore with our Bellies
Riding on the popular social media trend of “Eat & Broadcast” to promote vegetarian food, this movement to promoting vegetarianism in Taiwan has reached Singapore. A food channel called “Go Veggie” has started for more than a year and has...
Third Season of “Mentoring with Love” Programme Ended with Joy and Gratitude
Tzu Chi youths in Singapore have been conducting an online mentorship programme to guide the children of Tzu Chi care recipients on their homework since May 2020. Now, the third season of the mentorship programme has come to an end....
Patching the sorrow of Homesickness through needlework
Singapore has over 60,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and migrant workers made up around ninety percent of these cases. During the pandemic, Tzu Chi works to support different communities in Singapore through a series of activities during this challenging period.
A Volunteer Discovers How Better Health Starts with a Vegetarian Diet
After trying out delicious vegetarian food during the annual Tzu Chi International Medical Association conference in Taiwan in 2012, Tzu Chi volunteer Liang Min started having more vegetarian meals after returning to Singapore. After witnessing how going meatless has changed...
MWL 3.0 Ends with a Heart-warming “Fun Day with Love” Online Session
As the 3-month programme draws to a fruitful end, the programme coordinators and Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association (also known as “Tzu Ching”), organised two thanksgiving sessions for an online gathering. Although the sessions had to be held virtually due...
