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Fall 2021 • Volume 13, Number 3
Improving Food Security for Children and Families in Kenya
A project with BGR partner the Ruben Centre is providing needed supplemental nutrition to more than 3,000 vulnerable children, including babies and disabled children, in the Mukuru community on the outskirts of Nairobi.
My Visit to Vietnam
This spring, BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi traveled to Vietnam to give the keynote address at the UN International Day of Vesak celebration, held in Ho Chi Minh City, on May 6. In this essay, Bhante shares a personal account of his travels in Vietnam leading up to the UN event.
Foundations of Freedom and Satipațțhāna in Practice, Event 1: Mindfulness of the Body
Led by Thai Forest monastics and BGR Sangha Council members Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho, this beautiful event offers practitioners both theory and practical guidance in how to use the body as a framework for cultivating clarity of mind and concentration.
BGR Community: A Young Woman Becomes an Entrepreneur
Through workshops with BGR partner Building Bridges India, a woman in southern Punjab learns entrepreneurship skills and gains independence.
The Dismantling of USAID
The Trump administration’s eradication of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will have “deadly consequences for millions of people living in dire humanitarian emergencies and extreme poverty,” according to BGR partner Oxfam America.
A Trip to Arunachal Pradesh
In February 2025, Buddhist Global Relief founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi traveled to Arunachal Pradesh, India, where BGR supports two projects through the Maha Bodhi Society (MBS).
Buddhist Global Relief Announces New ‘Sangha Council’
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi introduces a new "Sangha Council" of Buddhist monastics who will offer spiritual guidance for Buddhist Global Relief and provide Dharma teachings and inspiration for the worldwide BGR community.
Encountering the Dhamma in Sri Lanka
This winter, Vice-Chair David Braughton traveled to Sri Lanka to meet with staff and beneficiaries of BGR projects. In this essay, he shares highlights from a "profoundly moving" journey.
Remembering Hozan Alan Senauke
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Reflections on the life and impact of the Berkeley Zen Center abbot, founder of the Clear View Project. Alan was one of the leaders of Engaged Buddhism here in the United States, serving as executive director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship from 1991 through 2001 .
Responding to the Cuts to USAID
The U.S. executive branch's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) “has created abrupt and enormous gaps in the flow of essential, lifesaving care for families," according to BGR partner Helen Keller Intl. "As of now, we estimate that at least 121 million people in the countries where Helen Keller works are in immediate danger as a result."
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