Join Tzu Chi NY to Honor and Thank Visiting Ecuadorian Earthquake and Flood Volunteers!

The Tzu Chi Foundation is happy to announce that our local volunteers in Ecuador come to New York and invite them to share with us in a special meeting to hear about their experiences. We will offer a free dinner where we will listen to the stories of the volunteers and honor their efforts in our mission of relief in Ecuador.

Our relief mission would not be possible without these dedicated volunteers whose efforts are essential to the relief mission that began after the 2016 earthquake and continues to this date, contributing $ 1.6 million dollars so far.

Volunteers will share with us the details of the Cash for Relief program that created 34,030 temporary jobs after the earthquake and provided assistance of $ 510,405. They helped distribute folding beds and blankets to those who were still displaced four months later.

In 2017 they returned to assist with our Cash-for-Relief program that helps and accelerates the cleanup of damages, vital gains that participants can use to support their families. To date, he has provided a total of $ 1,162,280 in aid, while creating 17,828 temporary jobs.

The Buddhist foundation Tzu Chi was founded in 1966 by a humble and devout nun, Dharma Teacher Cheng Yen after being moved by the suffering she observed in the impoverished regions of Taiwan. Today she continues to inspire what is today a humanitarian and international non-profit organization. The foundation has volunteers who provide acts of charity, relief missions, medical care and educational programs around the world. Ecuador is the 94th country that Tzu Chi has helped.

Tzu Chi’s philosophy of compassion in action is evident in the words of volunteer Martin Kuo who declares, “We will be present and united with Ecuador as long as the people of Ecuador need our help, wherever and at any time, you just have to call me and there I will be representing Tzu Chi, the volunteers of Tzu Chi, the followers of the great Master, and the bonds of love between brothers, you will know that you are not alone, you know that we will always be with you. “

Please join us to celebrate the spirit of voluntariness and the joy of knowing that together we can offer relief to the suffering of Ecuador after the last natural disasters.