The world of Tzu Chi July-August 2022 (Vol.142)

2022 • 08 32 Translated by the Tzu Chi Translating Team Photos courtesy of Tzu Chi Taiwan Headquarters lobal News M ost of the houses in Kamal Muara, a coastal village in North Jakarta, were built below road level and were prone to flooding during high tides. In 2018, Tzu Chi decided to rebuild houses for the villagers. The first batch of ten houses were handed over in November 2019, but the construction for the second batch was delayed until May 2021 due to the pandemic. The five houses were finally completed and handed over onApril 15 this year, before the Eid al-Fitr. A resident, Kartini, said, “I cried when I came here a few days ago before the construction was completed, and I knelt down in front of the O n June 2, Tzu Chi Charity Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four international organizations— Airlink, the Adventist Development and Relief Welcome to Our New Homes! Joining Hands With International Organizations to Provide Medical Care Indonesia I 15.04.2022 Taiwan I 02.06.2022 bathroom to say a prayer of thanks. I had never lived in a house with a bathroom. Thank you, Allah! This is so wonderful!” Agency (ADRA), Project HOPE and World Hope International—to bring critical medical care to people who have fled from Ukraine. CEO of Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, Yen Po-Wen, who was present at the virtual MoU signing ceremony, expressed that these joint efforts will facilitate effective, compassionate humanitarian aid by focusing on transportation, medical supplies, hygiene, clean water, and more. Through the partners, Tzu Chi’s supplies will be delivered more conveniently and quickly to healthcare facilities in Ukraine and to those that are supporting families now taking refuge in the Republic of Moldova.