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Helping Hands Newsletter
by Andrew Harvey,
BGR adviser
Our Projects
BGR projects are designed both to provide emergency food aid and to promote greater food productivity at the grassroots level. We partner with organizations that are already operating on the ground in areas of interest. MORE
Project: India |
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Task: Enable child migrant laborers to enroll in and attend school Partner: Lotus Outreach International MORE |
Project: Niger |
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Task: Micronutrient distribution to children and women in Zinder, Niger Partner: Helen Keller International MORE |
Project: Cambodia |
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Task: Provide food support to at-risk and exploited girl students Partner: Lotus Outreach International MORE |
Project: Sri Lanka |
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Task: Microfinance women’s livelihood program Partner: Sarvodaya Women’s Movement MORE |
Project: Vietnam |
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Task: Provide meals for hospital patients Partner: Local Red Cross of District Tam Binh MORE |
BGR Aids Haiti Earthquake Relief
Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) has made a contribution of $20,000 to support relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on January 12th. Our donation draws $8,000 from our emergency funds and $12,000 in donations received from BGR members and friends. We have divided this sum among four reputable aid organizations now in the country: CARE, Oxfam, Tzuchi Foundation, and Direct Relief International. Each has received a donation of $5,000.
As a follow up, BGR is currently collecting donations to support several long-term rehabilitation projects in Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries. These will focus on providing improved nutrition and education. Many countries hit by sudden disaster receive a massive amount of aid and funds in the immediate aftermath of the crisis, but then find, as the disaster fades from the headlines, that the flow dries up. Taking a Buddhist perspective, BGR gives priority to the type of discreet assistance that promises to yield the most abundant fruits. Thus we concentrate on better nutrition for children and mothers, and on offering children (especially girls) the chance to attend school.
Readers who wish to contribute to our long-range projects in Haiti may donate by mail or online. Mark your check or online donation “Haiti Rehabilitation.”
