BGR Supporters Host a ‘Peace and Love’ Online Benefit Concert
This winter, supporters of Buddhist Global Relief from around the world came together to create an online “Peace and Love Concert” to benefit BGR.
CAMFED: A Pan-African Effort to Support Girls and Young Women
New BGR partner CAMFED catalyzes the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women to create the future they imagine—for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.
We Are All Interconnected
On October 15, BGR Executive Director Kim Behan presented this speech to the Nagarjuna Training Institute in Nagpur, India.
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan Honored
On October 15, 2021, BGR Chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Executive Director Kim Behan jointly received the prestigious Dr. Ambedkar Prabuddha Bharata Peace Award.
Tackling Global Hunger at Its Roots
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Tackling global hunger requires that we identity its fundamental causes and remove these at the roots. This requires not only the adoption of transformative policies, but a fundamental change in our own values and attitudes.
Nourishing and Educating Girls in Lima, Peru
A project with the Asociación Grupo de Trabajo Redes (AGTR) works to develop educational opportunities for girls in San Juan de Miraflores, one of the poorest districts of Lima.
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi on the Crisis in Myanmar
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi speaks with Joah McGhee, host of the Insight Myanmar podcast, about engaged Buddhism and the challenges facing the Myanmar people in dealing with a brutal military junta.
Our Efforts Make a Real Difference
A guest post from BGR partner What If Foundation • Medical student Daymondy Dume was one of the thousands of students who have been served by the What If Foundation's educational and food assistance programs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
BGR Awards Grants to 51 Projects Worldwide
In late April, BGR's Board approved 51 projects with potential partners around the world. These grants for BGR's fiscal year 2021–22 amounted to $969,000. The Board provided $60,000 in additional emergency assistance to regions afflicted with the Covid pandemic, most in India, pushing BGR’s grant total to over $1,000,000.
Turning Back the Tide of Violence: A Vesak Message for 2021
If enough of us commit ourselves to a life of non-violence, to love and compassionate action, we might just succeed in setting in motion a counter-current to the tide of destructive violence that engulfs us and brings so much grief. We might transform old enmities into a celebration of our essential unity, join hands across boundaries, and take a few small steps toward the state of global peace for which we yearn.
