Helping Hands Newsletter
Summer 2022 • Volume 14, Number 2
Reflections on Gun Violence in America
This essay by our chairperson, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, offers reflections on the recent outbreak of mass shootings in the U.S.
War in Ukraine, the Tipping Point for a Global Food Catastrophe
The war in Ukraine entails not only death, injury, and destitution for millions of people, but is also precipitating a major food crisis with global ramifications.
Cultivating Nutrient-Rich Fruits and Vegetables in the Andean Foothills of Peru
Wawasonqo, a BGR partner based in Peru, has been working since 2006 to break the cycle of poverty that affects rural children and families in the rural Andean foothills near the city of Cusco.
BGR Board Approves 54 Projects for the 2022–23 Fiscal Year
This spring, BGR’s Board approved 54 projects serving thousands of people around the world. The project funding for BGR’s fiscal year 2022–23 amounted to over a million dollars.
Buddhist Global Relief’s Helping Hands Podcast
BGR is proud to introduce the Helping Hands Podcast, where listeners can hear directly from project partners, advisors, spiritual friends, and other prominent Buddhist teachers who share in our vision for a world free from poverty and the needless suffering brought about by hunger and malnutrition.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
During the coronavirus crisis, Buddhist Global Relief is continuing to fund projects providing food, education, and other necessary support to the world’s most vulnerable people. Many of the communities we serve worldwide are experiencing immense need as this epidemic spreads among vulnerable and medically underserved populations. If you have the ability to help, please consider donating to BGR. You can contribute by PayPal or credit card here or by check mailed to: Buddhist Global Relief, 2020 Route 301, Carmel, NY 10512, USA.
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