FOOD ASSISTANCE PROJECTS
The Buddha said that “Hunger is the worst kind of illness.” Since our founding in 2008, Buddhist Global Relief has worked to relieve hunger by providing food to those in need. The projects below exemplify our work in this area.
After School Feeding Program in Haiti
BGR’s partner in this project, U.S.-based
‘Food Pharmacy’ for Diabetes Patients in Washington, D.C.
At Children’s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, D.C., Type 2 diabetes (T2D) diagnoses rose 182 percent during the first year of the Covid pandemic, compared
Hunger Relief and Education for Orphans in Uganda
In the village of Bulega in southern Uganda, BGR partner Uganda Buddhist Centre (UBC) has established a feeding program to care for some of the many children
Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Food Security in Kenya
Food insecurity is a major issue facing the residents of Nairobi’s Mukuru community. Droughts, the high cost of domestic food production, increasing food prices globally,
Model Hill Farming for Improving Access to Education for Children in Bangladesh
Our partner in this project, Moanoghar, was founded in 1974 by a group of Buddhist monks to provide shelter to children of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill
Food Support Program for Orphans in Bangladesh
Since its founding in 1977, the Bangladesh Buddhist Missionary Society (BBMS) has provided shelter and care to orphaned children from impoverished families at its Orphans’
After-School and Summer Meals Program in Washington, D.C.
In 2022, research by our new partner Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) found that 30 percent of the food-insecure population in the Washington D.C. region
Scaffolding Students’ Safe Return to School in Sri Lanka
The economic crisis facing Sri Lanka–which has seen food prices almost double in the last year and shortages of fuel and other goods–has created unimaginable
