News & Stories
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...
Volunteers Host Friends and Neighbours at Home for Vegetarian Cooking Session
There is a saying that it is easier to promote kindness than to persuade people to give up meat, because it is difficult to change people’s dietary habit. However, Tzu Chi volunteers are ready to brave the difficulties and step up on their effort to promote vegetarianism amid the pandemic. Task groups have...
A Different Celebration of Parents’ Day Amidst COVID-19
To celebrate the upcoming Parents’ Day, a series of online filial piety activities were jointly held by Great Love PreSchool, Parent-Child Bonding Class, Great Love Student Care Centre and Teenagers' Class. Besides the heart-warming family interactive session, the children also...
“Your Spirit Will Live on Forever” – In Loving Memory of Brother Sim Hee Chew
On 6 June 2021, a member of Tzu Chi Singapore Board of Directors cum leader of Tzu Chi Singapore Entrepreneurs Association, Mr. Sim Hee Chew, affectionately known as Grandpa Sim, has passed on peacefully in his sleep on his 72nd birthday....
Mr. Sim Hee Chew – Viewing The World Through the Lens of Gratitude
"I now understand what ’Gratitude‘ means. (We) really need to practise gratitude constantly. Being born a human, one must be grateful to their parents for raising them. Being out in the society, one must be grateful for the people who...
Free Dental Services for Ren Ci Nursing Home Residents is Revived
With the approval from the Ministry of Health and Ren Ci Hospital, the free dental services for residents of Ren Ci Nursing Home is now back in operation after being suspended for more than a year due to the pandemic....
Kidney Failure is a Life Changing Disease. Fear not, I’m Here for You
In Singapore, an average of 5.5 people are diagnosed with kidney failure every day. To better serve care recipients with kidney failure, Tzu Chi Singapore has invited professional social workers from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to customise a training...
Finding Peace in Buddha Bathing Ceremony Amid a Pandemic
The second Sunday of May is a special day for Tzu Chi volunteers around the world as they celebrate Buddha's Day, Mother's Day and Tzu Chi anniversary on the same day. In 2020, Tzu Chi volunteers could only attend the...