BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
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.”
Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry 2020
In 2020, as the Covid pandemic continued to make in-person gatherings unsafe, BGR replaced our annual Walks to Feed the Hungry with a new series of regional online gatherings. In the years since, these Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry gatherings have become a beautiful opportunity for the worldwide BGR community to join together in the Dharma.
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.
