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The Inaugural SYNC. Festival Promotes Sustainable Wellbeing
Do you get enough rest every day? During this year’s Youth Day, Tzu-Chi Foundation (Singapore) hosted a large-scale initiative cum fundraising event, SYNC. Festival, to promote the concept of sustainable wellbeing. Environmental protection and individual wellbeing are concepts that are...
Pause, Realign, Reset: Seven Types of Rest
True rest is not about 'doing nothing'. At SYNC. Festival 2025, young people were invited to explore ways to nourish and balance various aspects of the self, including the mind, emotions, senses, body, social relationships, creativity and spirituality.
Envisioning a Greener Future at SYNC. Festival
SYNC. Festival, which champions physical and mental wellness along with environmental sustainability, will be held in full swing on Singapore Youth Day (6 July). This year’s theme, “Sustainable Wellbeing,” aims to promote relaxation of the body, mind, and spirit while...
Seniors Take to the Skies with Drone Soccer
If age is keeping you off the soccer field, come to the Tzu Chi Seniors Engagement & Enabling Node (Bukit Batok) and enjoy a game of drone soccer instead! Who says only the young can enjoy technology? Seniors at...
SYNC. Festival: A Movement That Addresses Singapore’s Youth Mental Wellbeing Challenge
SYNC. Festival invites youths to become one with nature, recharge and get inspired to take action for the planet. (Photo by Wong Twee Hee) It all began with one question: […]
True Happiness is Found not in Possessing, but in Letting Go
Working 362 days a year, Tan Seok Kee, who grew up in a poor family, believed that happiness and joy came from earning a lot of money. While she eventually achieved financial success, she lost the closeness of her family,...
Tzu Chi Receives Gold Award on World Blood Donor Day 2025
In 2003, during the global outbreak of the SARS epidemic, Tzu-Chi Foundation (Singapore) partnered with the Singapore Red Cross to co-organise blood donation drives. Over the past 22 years, they have collected more than 33,000 bags of blood for the...
Tzu Chi Teenagers Visit Kukup Island and Learn from Nature
Silver storks, kingfishers, mudskippers, ospreys… animals rarely seen in our city landscape were adopted as names for the teams in the 2025 Tzu Chi Teenagers’ Camp. And they also represented the wildlife that they hoped to come across during the...
How You Live Your Life is Yours to Decide
Always rushing through life, yet feeling more disconnected with each passing day? Perhaps it's time to pause and reflect: What kind of life do you truly want? The Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre hosted a two-day event, the Alternative Festival...
ALT. FEST: A Meaningful Life is not about Having More, it’s about Choosing Better
In a world driven by expectations and consumerism, this reflection calls us to slow down, question the status quo, and rediscover what it truly means to live with purpose. To further explore and inspire more mindful, intentional living, Tzu Chi...
That’s crazy! Out at Marina Bay at 6 a.m. just to watch people run!
This year, the annual Income Eco Run introduced two new categories: a 55-kilometre ultramarathon and a pet-friendly run. The event drew nearly 5,500 participants, who collectively covered a total distance of 67,697 kilometres. For every kilometre run, $1 was pledged...