BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
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.
A Partnership to Promote a Better World
On December 6, BGR’s new European partner, Mitgefühl in Aktion, held its first online international gathering. Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi was invited to be the keynote speaker. What follows is an edited version of his presentation.
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.”
BGR’s Buddhist Actions to Feed the Hungry
This year, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Buddhist Global Relief from holding most of our Walks to Feed the Hungry. In place of the walks, BGR launched a network of online events to mobilize Buddhists and friends of Buddhism everywhere, in the U.S. and abroad, to join us in taking compassionate action to combat chronic hunger and malnutrition.
