BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Can A Doughnut Help to Heal Our World?
The dominant economic model followed by virtually all major economies is inflicting grave injuries on the planet’s fragile ecosystem and causing glaring economic and social inequalities. Can a diagram of a doughnut offer us a key to resolving our predicament?
BGR Supporters Host a ‘Peace and Love’ Online Benefit Concert
This winter, supporters of Buddhist Global Relief from around the world came together to create an online “Peace and Love Concert” to benefit BGR.
Agricultural and Vocational Livelihoods Support for Women in Need in India
A partnership between BGR and Building Bridges India is empowering the widows of farmers who committed suicide to escape the bane of poverty and learn new skills that enable them to earn a decent living. One project trains women in organic farming; the other teaches them embroidery and sewing.
We Are All Interconnected
This is the text of Kim Behan’s talk prepared on the occasion of her receiving the Dr. Ambedkar Prabuddha Bharata Peace Award.
BGR’s Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry 2021
On October 2 and October 30, members of the worldwide Buddhist Global Relief community joined BGR founder Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and the BGR staff for two “Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry” online gatherings.
CAMFED: A Pan-African Effort to Support Girls and Young Women
New BGR partner CAMFED catalyzes the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women to create the future they imagine—for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.
