Tzu Chi Foundation Philippines

Tzu Chi Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1966 by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in the impoverished east coast of Taiwan. The Foundation has been contributing to better social and community services, medical care, education and humanism in Taiwan for nearly 50 years. Master Cheng Yen firmly believes that suffering in this world is caused by material deprivation and spiritual poverty. She felt that lack of love for others has been the root of many problems in this world. To save the world, we must begin by transforming human hearts. Emergency aid to typhoon-stricken Bangladesh in 1991 marked the beginning of the Foundations international relief efforts. Firmly believing that, Nothing is more valuable than life, All beings are equal. Tzu Chi demonstrates first hand that they can overcome obstacles of time, distance, and politics, to provide relief and hope to victims of war, flood, and drought. As of August 2005, over fifty-seven countries in five continents have received ...