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Happy 28th Birthday, Tzu Chi Singapore
Tzu Chi Singapore has been around for 28 years, serving local communities with its four major missions, namely charity, medicine, education and humanistic culture. Its volunteer base gradually grew in size over time, enabling the foundation to reach out to...
Great Love Student Care Centre is Our Second Home
Tzu Chi Singapore Great Love Student Care Centre began its operation in 2017. Its quiet environment provides primary school students with a good place to study and rest after school. Besides serving vegetarian lunch and refreshments for the children, the...
Curtain Falls on the Iconic Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre
On 30 September 2021, the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre located at Nylect Industrial Building in Woodlands closed its doors for the final time, putting an end to its eight year-long journey. We look back at the Centre’s history, role as...
Tzu Chi Hosts Mental Wellness Talks by Dr Yeo Seem Huat
Mental health is easily neglected when life gets busy. Especially during the pandemic, people are prone to suffering from various emotional issues such as anxiety and depression. So, what are the root causes of mental illnesses? How do we prevent them? Tzu Chi Singapore Entrepreneur Association invited well-known Psychiatrist Dr Yeo Seem Huat to deliver four seminars on...
A Look Back at the Journey of One of Tzu Chi’s Most Dedicated Environmental Volunteers
As the volunteer-in-charge of the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre, Ms Lucy Ng has been an ever-present right from the beginning. With the imminent closure of the Centre, we delve into the life of one of Tzu Chi’s most dedicated environmental...
Tzu Chings Reflect on Life Values through Vegetarianism
Friend or food? What makes a loyal pet dog our beloved pet companion while the chicken ends up on our dining table despite both being animals?
First Round of Singapore’s Healthier Me 21-Day Challenge Ended with Success
The first round of the "Healthier me 21-Day Challenge" in Singapore has ended. Many participants showed significant health improvements after going on a whole food plant-based diet for 21 days. Some participants even recorded their own experiences in videos and...
Striking a Balance between Vegetarianism and Environmentalism
Tzu Chi Singapore launched the “21-Day Healthy Diet Challenge” and provided two vegetarian meals daily to 34 participants for three weeks. The logistics of meal delivery was already tedious, and it would be even more inconvenient if the delivery team...
Celebrating 56th Singapore National Day with Migrant Workers
The Ministry of Manpower, JTC Corporation and six local welfare groups and NGOs jointly organised a carnival to celebrate the 56th National Day of Singapore with migrant workers. It was a rare offline activity since the outbreak of COVID-19. The event was attended...
Migrant Workers Enjoy a Day of Fun as Part of National Day Celebrations
As part of Singapore’s 56th National Day celebrations, some 250 migrant workers from over five dormitories were able to let their hair down and engage in various activities organised by several non-profit organisations including Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre.
SEEN is Helping Seniors Age Actively and Peacefully
It is projected that in the year 2030, one in four Singaporeans will be over 65 years old. In the face of an aging population, Tzu Chi Senior Engagement & Enabling Node (SEEN) has been committed to helping the elderly...
Keeping Kidney Patients Active and Healthy with “Super Sunday”
Tzu Chi Renal Support Group has planned a series of online programmes ranging from sports, mindfulness practice, art, cooking, etc., to provide companionship, care and warmth to Tzu Chi care recipients who are dialysis patients, encouraging them to stay active...