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We Ignore Climate Change at Our Perils

By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • The destabilization of the Earth’s climate system is the most perilous crisis humankind has ever faced. BGR's founder offers a teaching on this topic through the lenses of food insecurity and the Dharma.

Meals for Orphans in Bangladesh

A project with the Bangladesh Buddhist Missionary Society provides food for orphaned children from impoverished families at the Orphans’ Home Complex in the remote Chittagong Hill Tracts region.

The Loving Heart Seeks to Sustain All

On Saturday, October 26, 2024, BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi hosted our annual Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry online gathering, a beautiful celebration of all that we have accomplished together.

You Are Changing the World for the Better

You, as a friend of BGR, are one of the reasons we can award grants each year to support child nutrition and education, teach community gardening (while providing seeds and tools), and empower marginalized women through vocational training in various marketable fields.

Feeding Children in Need in Haiti

Children in Haiti face complex challenges stemming from economic, political, and climate-related factors. Grassroots organizations have been working to help children during this time of crisis. Through programs that meet the nutritional needs of children and help young people find their place in a changing country, these groups are working to build stronger communities and offer hope.

Victory Gardens for Peace

In a visit to Ecology Action's educational farm in Mendocino, California, BGR Board member Daniel Blake encountered a partnership of farmers and community leaders engaged in joyful collaboration as they shared sustainable agriculture strategies under the umbrella of the Grow Biointensive cultivation method.

Expanding BGR’s Mission

By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • BGR's founder and chair reflects on the organization's expanded ability to ease the suffering of hunger and poverty not only through local grassroots projects but also by contributing to large-scale emergency relief efforts. Photograph ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2023/Mulugeta Ayene

Finding a Path Forward in Haiti

To support children in a turbulent moment in Haiti's history, BGR partners and other organizations offer a path to meet the immediate physical needs of young Haitians while strengthening their sense of community engagement and belonging.

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