The World Of Tzu Chi March 2025 (Vol.153)

28 2025 • 03 Source: Tzu Chi Bimonthly, Issue 140 lobal Presence China Nepal Thailand Tzu Chi’s global charitable efforts span across 136 countries/regions. On January 11, 2025, Tzu Chi held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Lumbini campus, attended by more than 2,300 people. The campus will serve as a base for Tzu Chi’s humanitarian efforts in Nepal, with plans for a vocational training centre, a free clinic, and other facilities. On December 18 and 19, 2024, Tzu Chi Thailand distributed winter aid in the form of shopping vouchers. The assistance benefitted 2,046 refugee households from Iran, Pakistan, and other countries. On January 7, 2025, a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Tingri County in Shigatse, Tibet, affecting neighbouring areas like Lhatse County. More than 3,000 houses collapsed, and more than 60,000 people were displaced. Tzu Chi volunteers swiftly mobilised relief supplies, delivering 32,000 kilogrammes of local staple tsampa , 2,000 blankets, 350 metric tons of heating coal, and 600 folding beds to resettlement sites. Charity Medicine