BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
From the Archives: Moral Vision as the Foundation for Global Well-Being
An essay from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, originally published in September 2017.
Improving Children’s Health and Education in the Himalayan Foothills
The Arunachal Pradesh branch of the Maha Bodhi Maitri Mandala provides food to undernourished students, improving their health while also enhancing their capacity to succeed in their studies.
Why Is There Hunger in the Midst of Plenty?
In an interview on Democracy Now!, Ricardo Salvador, director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, raises the question: Why, when the planet is producing more than enough food to feed everyone, do millions still face chronic hunger and starvation?
Urgent Aid to Women and Children in Cambodian Prisons
A BGR project with LICADHO (the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights) provides critical aid to incarcerated pregnant women and new mothers and their children.
BGR Provides $5,000 Emergency Grant to Relieve Hunger in Texas
In response to the ongoing crisis in Texas, this past week BGR made an emergency grant of $5,000 to Feeding Texas, the largest hunger relief organization in the state.
Two New Additions to BGR Board of Management
Buddhist Global Relief is happy to inform the readers of our newsletter that we have recently added two new members to our Board of Management. One is Bhikkhuni Dhammadīpā, a nun at Aloka Vihara, in Placerville, California. The other is Bhikshu Jin Chuan, a monk at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. Here are brief bio-notes on these two additions to our Board.
