BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Empowering Widows and Single Mothers in Cameroon
A BGR project with the Centre for Community Regeneration and Development (CCREAD-Cameroon) provides vocational training for marginalized women.
COVID-19 and Hunger: A Double Crisis of Inequality
Before the pandemic began, there were about 135 million people in the world who faced crisis levels of hunger. According to a report by the UN World Food Programme’s executive director, David Beasley, that number will double over the next year, to some 270 million who will be “marching towards the brink of starvation.”
A New Initiative: Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry
BGR began in 2008 when a small group of us—myself along with some friends and students—discussed the need for Buddhists to take on a more active role in tackling the momentous challenges facing humanity in a world that still sees glaring violations of the decrees of social and economic justice. As a result of our discussions, we decided to form an organization that could help people in need escape the scourge of devastating poverty and food insecurity.
Supporting the Education of Girls and Young Women in Nicaragua
Buddhist Global Relief's partnership with the U.S.-based North Country Mission of Hope lifts girls and young women in Nicaragua out of poverty. This year, a BGR grant sponsored the educations of 122 girls and young women.
Get Out and Vote
BGR began in 2008 when a small group of us—myself along with some friends and students—discussed the need for Buddhists to take on a more active role in tackling the momentous challenges facing humanity in a world that still sees glaring violations of the decrees of social and economic justice. As a result of our discussions, we decided to form an organization that could help people in need escape the scourge of devastating poverty and food insecurity.
The Persistence of Poverty is a Political Choice
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • “The Parlous State of Poverty Eradication,” a report issued on behalf of the UN’s Human Rights Council, explodes the comforting myth that humanity is finally on the verge of eradicating extreme poverty.
