The world of Tzu Chi August 2020 (Vol.125)

Santiago, Chile The Americas The pandemic has thrown many underserved people out of work, making their lives even more difficult. Tzu Chi volunteers joined hands with teachers at Escuela Básica Likan Antai, an elementary school in Conchalí, Santiago Province, to help struggling families through this difficult time. They used donated food ingredients to cook for local underprivileged households and then delivered the meals to them. [Photograph courtesy of Tzu Chi Santiago] The United States has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, with New York State being one of the worst-hit areas. Tzu Chi volunteers started delivering personal protective equipment to various hospitals in New York City in March. In April, they started donating anti-coronavirus supplies to nursing and rehabilitation facilities. When volunteers from Long Island delivered supplies to Oyster Bay Manor, an assisted living facility, a nursing staff there, choked up with emotion, said to the volunteers in American- accented Mandarin, “Xie xie [thank you].” [Photograph by Garson Ormiston] New York, the United States pecial Feature 2020 • 08 28