BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
BGR Provides Emergency Hunger Relief to Sri Lanka
In response to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, this year Buddhist Global Relief has approved nearly $20,000 in emergency grants to organizations working on the ground to relieve hunger there.
BGR’s Helping Hands Podcast: Sustainable Change, One Seed at a Time, with Samuel Nderitu
In the latest episode of BGR’s Helping Hands Podcast, BGR Board member Daniel Blake speaks with Samuel Nderitu, who, together with his wife, Peris, is co-founder and co-director of the BGR partner organization G-BIACK, the Grow Biointensive Agricultural Center of Kenya.
Announcing the 2022 Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry Online Gathering
Join the worldwide BGR community for a celebration of conscientious compassion in the Dharma, on October 29, 2022, from 3–5 pm ET (12–2 pm PT).
Buddhist Global Relief’s Future
Together with outright donations, estate gifts have helped BGR provide nutrition for more at-risk people, educate more children, support more sustainable home and community-based agriculture projects, and offer more vocational training for impoverished women.
A Buddhist Response to a World in Crisis
Listen to BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi present a talk on "A Buddhist Response to a World in Crisis" at Dharma Realm Buddhist University.
Podcast Episode 3: Sustainable Change, One Seed at a Time, with Samuel Nderitu
Host Daniel Blake speaks with Samuel Nderitu, who, together with his wife, Peris, is co-founder and co-director of BGR partner organization G-BIACK (Grow Biointensive Agricultural Center of Kenya, www.g-biack.org). G-BIACK's mission is to help eradicate poverty and improve poor communities' health and living standards by promoting ecologically viable and sustainable agriculture and development strategies.
Nutritional Aid for Malnourished Pregnant Women in Sri Lanka
Shraddha Charity Organization's “Assisting Malnourished Pregnant Mothers Across Sri Lanka” initiative, sponsored by BGR, provided much-needed food security for economically disadvantaged pregnant women.
What Do the Poorest Eat?
As a result of the war in Ukraine, climate shocks, economic instability, political conflict, and global pandemic, nations around the world are facing what the U.N. has called "a global hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions."
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.
Podcast Episode 2: Compassion Is Like a Muscle, with Ayya Yeshe and the Poor People’s Campaign
Guest Ven. Ayya Yeshe is an Australian bhikkhuni in the Tibetan tradition. She is a founder of BGR partner the Bodhicitta Foundation, a grassroots Buddhist organization empowering young women from some of the world's poorest and most oppressed communities.
