BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Embodying the Great Compassion of the Buddha
A letter from BGR's founder and chair, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, reflecting on our collective efforts to uplift individuals, families, and communities facing poverty, food insecurity, and social marginalization.
Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry 2025: Transforming Compassion Into Action
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi hosted the 2025 Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry Online Gathering, “Transforming Compassion Into Action”. A celebration of our shared commitment and community, the event featured Dharma talks and guided meditations from Buddhist monastics and lay teachers as well as introductions to BGR’s work to relieve the suffering of chronic hunger and poverty worldwide.
BGR Community: A Young Woman in Mongolia Prepares for a Career in STEM
Namuun, a young woman in Ulaanbataar, pursues university studies with the support of BGR partner Maitreya Charity and the Asral Center.
We Must End the Starvation of Gaza
A quarter of the way into the 21st century, we would never have expected an economically developed nation to deliberately set out to starve an entire population in a territory under its control. Such a policy would seem to belong to a past era, a time before the international community adopted binding codes of human rights. Yet in Gaza today, this assumption is being turned upside down.
Helping Women and Girls Break the Cycle of Poverty in Nagpur, India
Founded by the Australian Buddhist nun Ayya Yeshe, Bodhicitta Foundation provides food, housing, education, vocational training, and social services for people in need in Nagpur, India.
BGR Community: A Young Mother Learns Tools to Feed Her Family in Malawi
As climate change and corporate agriculture devastate smallholder farms in Malawi, a young mother receives training in sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture methods from BGR partner Ecology Action.
