BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
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.
Statement from Buddhist Global Relief in Regard to the Shootings in Georgia
We lament the premature and senseless loss of eight precious lives that took place in Georgia. The rise in anti-Asian bigotry and violence cannot be viewed in isolation but must be seen as connected with bigotry, misogyny, and culture of white supremacy.
Combating Malnutrition in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
A project with BGR partner Action Against Hunger is training 1,800 smallholder women farmers in climate-smart agriculture, post-harvest management, and food preservation.
Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry
In a year when the Covid pandemic has largely kept us from gathering in person, hundreds of people across the United States and around the world came together for a series of online events to raise funds to feed the hungry, to educate children in need, to support sustainable agriculture, and to empower vulnerable women.
Vocational Training for Women in São Paulo, Brazil
A BGR project with GAIA (Group for Assistance of the Elderly, Children, and Adolescents) provides training in elder care and sewing for women in São Paulo, Brazil.
Season’s Blessings From BGR
A holiday message to the BGR community from founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.
