Reports

The following report summarizes the relief actions of Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) in response to COVID-19 in Mozambique. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in African region on February 25 and was spread to Mozambique on…

The following report summarizes the relief actions of Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the African Region including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and Sierra Leone. Since the first case of…

The following report summarizes Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) relief actions in Mozambique as of May 8. Located at the center of the Sofala Province, the Nhamatanda District, with the principle town being Nhamatanda, continues to feel…

It has been a little over one month after Cyclone Idai made landfall through Mozambique and its neighboring countries. The following is an update presenting Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) relief actions in Mozambique as of…

It has been one month since Tropical Cyclone Idai struck northern Mozambique on 15th March. The death toll has increased to more than a 1,000 and more than 3 million people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi…

Responding to Cyclone Idai, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) has mobilized over 395 local volunteers in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to implement emergency response operations. As of April 11th, 3,300 cyclone-affected persons in Dombe and Dondo, Mozambique,…

Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Cyclone Idai is one of the worst natural disasters to have affected Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi over the past 20 years. It caused catastrophic damage, flooded over 2,300 square kilometers, left more than…

In order to eradicate extreme poverty for the poor in South Africa, volunteers of Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation held winter aid distributions at both Watersmeet and Driefontein, benefiting a total of 900 families. Since the…

Zimbabwe has been hit hard with a string of hardships. After months of drought last year, the rainy season residents prayed for ended up causing serious flooding that affected over 300 people. To offer assistance, Taiwan…

Tzu Chi’s effort to reduce the food shortage situation in Lesotho In order to reduce the food shortage situation In Lesotho, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation hold rice distributions to help the impoverished. The distributions took place…