The World Of Tzu Chi December 2019 (Vol.117)

2019 • 12 30 ocal News Translated by Translating Team On October 26, 2019, Tzu Chi Kuching and TIMA organized a free clinic for the indigenous villagers of the remote areas of Telang Usan and Ulu Baram in Miri. A total of 164 TIMA members and volunteers from Sarawak, KL & Selangor, Penang, Johor, Kedah and Sabah travelled to the rural villages with the assistance of the Bintulu 4x4 Club, whose members deployed 71 4WD vehicles to transport the TIMAmembers and volunteers to seven longhouses across Ulu Baram. In addition to health screenings and dental services, medical consultations in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine were conducted for the benefit of the villagers. Tzu Chi Tawau followed up with a two-day free clinic starting November 9 at SK Kampung Titingan that provided tuberculosis screenings alongside consultation sessions in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western medicine, dentistry, gynaecology, paediatrics and family planning. House call services were also offered to patients with mobility concerns. Miri & Tawau 2019.10.26, 2019.11.09–11.10 Leading to its official commencement date in January 2020, Tzu Chi International School Kuala Lumpur (TCISKL) has been granted permission by Master Cheng Yen to form the first Yi Te Parents Association outside of Taiwan. An inauguration ceremony was held on November 9, 2019 to mark the occasion in the presence of 184 volunteers from Tzu Chi KL& Selangor and 20 Taiwan-based volunteers serving the education mission who have been taskedwith extending support to theAssociation. The Yi Te Parents Association is a distinctive feature in Tzu Chi’s educational institutions, founded with the aim of providing pastoral care to students by connecting them to “shadow parents” who attend to the students’ emotional needs and lend them a listening ear, besides mentoring the students in social etiquette and imparting moral values. Supporting Students with Pastoral Care KL & Selangor 2019.11.09 Reported by Yap Chai Hoon & Sia Ah Tong Photograph by Aw Lee Ching Free Clinics for Rural Villagers Reported by Tzu Chi Documenting Team Photograph by Leong Chian Yee