News & Stories
A ‘Dharma Assembly’ for the 2011 Year-End Blessing Ceremonies
On the first weekend of 2012, Tzu Chi Singapore held four rounds of ceremonies for its 2011 Year-End Blessings at Kallang Theatre. 143 volunteers came together to present a portion of the Water Repentance sutra adaptation, a Buddhist classic about...
Celebrating New Year and Warming Hearts with Love and Care
1 January 2012 was a joyous occasion for 286 care recipients and their families who were invited for the annual New Year celebration with 250 volunteers at Tzu Chi’s Jing Si Hall. Seated at the round tables, they were entertained...
Emphasis on Actual Practice: New Volunteers Uncover “Hidden Treasures” from Training
As 2011 draws to a close, Tzu Chi Singapore made good use of the Christmas holiday to organize the last New Volunteers’ Training session of the year on 26 December. Many new volunteers who started participating in community recycling and...
‘Seeds of Hope’ Bursary Presentation Ceremony Witnessing the Perpetuation of Loving Kindness
Tzu Chi Singapore Branch’s ‘Seeds of Hope’ Bursary Programme has entered its third year. This year, apart from primary and secondary school students, ITE students also benefit from the programme. Close to 2900 students from a total of 57 secondary...
Dialogue with North West Residents in Town Hall Meeting
Tzu Chi Singapore and the North West Community Development Council will be collaborating on the development of a recycling scheme as part of the CDC's 10-year Eco Plan. Its mayor, Dr Teo Ho Pin, who is also the Chairman of...
Into the Fourth Year of Joint Free Health Screening
Going to the doctor does not always mean illness. The annual free health screening co-organized by Tzu Chi Singapore and Bukit Panjang Senja-Cashew Community Club’s Women Executive Committee (WEC) is now in its fourth year. Optometry service was offered this...
Tzu Chi Singapore’s Prison Service Acknowledged by SPS
Since March 2009, Tzu Chi Singapore has been subsidizing medical expenses to over 50 HIV-positive inmates and sending volunteers to the prisons to provide moral encouragement. In appreciation of its contribution, the Singapore Prison Service recently invited Tzu Chi Singapore...
A Mother’s Transition Journey
Seven years of dialysis and an impoverished life have left their marks on Fatimah whose arms are full of injection marks. Yet, she brings up her two children with incredible optimism and perseverance. The gradual improvements in her family’s lives...
Expansion of Free TCM services in Tzu Chi Free Clinic
With effect from 13 November 2011, the Tzu Chi Free Clinic at Redhill expanded its TCM, or Traditional Chinese Medicine services from once a week to six days per week. The services include general medicine and acupuncture. About 200 guests...
Recycling in the Heartland – Launch of Hougang Recycling Point
Tzu Chi Singapore’s East 3 Zone had always wanted to set up a recycling point in Hougang. They hope that with the recycling activities, the notion of environmental protection can be inculcated in the heartlanders. After several rounds of discussions...
South East CDC Mayor Commends Community Effort in Visit to Recycling Point
Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Defence & Ministry of National Development and Mayor of South East Community Development Council (CDC) visited the Tzu Chi recycling point in Siglap Lucky Valley on 13 November 2011....
Celebrating the Conclusion of Inaugural TKPS Reading Therapy Programme
Before the end of the 2011 school year, Tzu Chi volunteers organized a get-together session for the recipients of the Reading Therapy Programme in Telok Kurau Primary School (TKPS). Parents, siblings and tutors came together to share the pupils' joys...