BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
In Memoriam: Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, 1931–2024
BGR founder Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi memorializes a friend who embodied compassion in action in Sri Lanka.
Helping the Hungry in Gaza
In the Middle East, suffering does not pick sides. Whether it is a people seeking retribution for grotesque acts of violence or a militant group seeking redress for years of deprivation and oppression, the suffering, both individual and collective, is shared in common.
Food and Education for Families in Myanmar’s IDP Camps
BGR partner New Eden Charity Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Yangon, Myanmar, serves the needs of the most vulnerable people in Myanmar, including children and families living in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs).
Stop Using Starvation as a Weapon of War!
Acute hunger transfixes our entire organism, pushing everything else aside in favor of our most basic urge for survival. When we’re gripped by extreme hunger, we can think of nothing but food, have no interest in anything but food, and dream of nothing other than a decent meal.
Rice Support for Monastics in the Mountains of Myanmar
A report from BGR partner Insight Myanmar detailing their relief effort to bring much-neeeded rice and cooking oil to monastics living on and around Yetagun Mountain, in southern Myanmar.
BGR Joins Global Compassion Coalition
The Global Compassion Coalition (GCC) was founded in 2022 to foster collaboration among individuals and organizations in a shared mission to “restore compassion and justice at the foundation of every society.”
