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let the lotus of compassionenfold the world
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WHO WE ARE
Buddhist Global Relief is an interdenomin-ational communityof Buddhists and friends of
Buddhism who seek to give concrete expression tothe Buddha's great compassion as anongoing project in the contemporary world.
BGR is an all-volunteer organization.
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The special challenge facing Buddhismin our age is to stand up as anadvocate for justice in the world,a voice of conscience for those victimsof social, economic, and political
injustice who cannot stand up andspeak for themselves. This, in my view,is a deeply moral challengemarking a watershed in the modernexpression of Buddhism.
--Ven. Bhikkhu BodhiBuddhadharma (fall 2007)
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MISSION
Our mission isto provide relief to the poor and needy
throughout the world
regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, or religion.
Bearing in mind the Buddha's frequent stresson the value of giving food,
BGR especially focuses on providing food aid
to those afflicted by hunger and chronic malnutrition.
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GLOBAL HUNGERWe address the global problem ofhunger.
According to the World Food Program, each year...10 million people die of hunger
or hunger-related diseases.Over half of them are children.
Each day...over 100 million peoplewonder
where their next meal will come from.
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WHAT BGR DOES
We fight hunger andpoverty in the developing
world.We support projects
aimed at developing betterlong-term methods of foodproduction to ensure its
beneficiaries a constantsupply of food.
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BGR provides grants toorganizations in impoverished
communities to meet the needfor nutrition, clean water,education, and supportinginfrastructure.
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BRG aims at long-termsolutions.We seek to
promote better long-termmethods of food production,management, anddistribution.
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BRG does not proselytize.We respect the religiousbeliefs of those whom we
serve and seek to work inharmony with people of allfaiths to alleviate poverty.
Photo: Jeremy Barnicle/Mercy Corps
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In giving food, one gives five things tothe recipients: one gives life,beauty,happiness, strength, and mentalclarity.
In giving these five things, one in turnpartakes of life, beauty, happiness,strength, and mental clarity, whether inthis world or in the heavenly realm.
-- Anguttara Nikaya 5:37
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EXTENDING A HELPING HAND
We assist victims of sudden disasterwho need emergency food aid.
We enable those hurt by chronic food shortagesto develop stable strategies of food security.
We seek to...
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...provide emergency food relief.
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...meet the need for clean water.
Photo: Swiatek Wojtkowiak FAO
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...support education.
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...enhance local infrastructure.
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OUR PROJECTS
BGR raises fundsfor food relief and related projects from both
private donors and philanthropic organizations.
We work in partnershipwith agencies, institutions, and relief organizationsalready operating on the ground.
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CAMBODIA
Critical rice support to girl scholarship recipientsand their families
(Partner: Lotus Outreach International)
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VIETNAM
Providing meals for hospital patients
(Partner: local Red Cross)
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SRI LANKA
Microfinance women's livelihood projects
(Partner: Sarvodaya Women's Movement)
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MYANMAR
Relief for families affected by Cyclone Nargis
(Partner: Save the Children)
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SRI LANKA
Relief for internally displaced persons(Partner: Sarvodaya)
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NIGER
Critical nutritional careto pregnant women and young children
(Partner: Helen Keller International)
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INDIA
Tuition and school supplies to enablemigrant child laborers to attend school
(Partner: Lotus Outreach International)
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May I be a good doctor for those whosuffer from illness,a guide for those who have gone astray,a lamp for those who dwell in darkness,a source of treasure for those inpoverty and need.
-- Vows of Samantabhadra,Avatamsaka Sutra
BGR'S LEADERSHIP
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Founded byVen. Bhikkhu Bodhi,
American Buddhist scholar-monk.
Advisers are lay and monastic teachersand scholars, such as
Ven. Heng Sure,Ven. Thich Tri Hoang,Rev. Joan Hoeberichts,
Andrew Harvey,Prof. David Loy,
Michael Roehm, andProf. Jan Willis.
All staff are volunteers.
BGR'S LEADERSHIP
BGR'S CORE VALUES
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BGR S CORE VALUES
Faith: conviction in the power of goodness
Compassion:breaking out of the cocoon of self-centeredness
Service: heeding the call of compassion
Moral rectitude: following the Buddhist ethical code
Self-cultivation: doing inner work to sustain ourouter work
Integrity: appropriately using funds entrusted to us
Prudence: using funds effectively and efficiently
Respect: honoring customs, beliefs, traditions of those
we serveCollaboration: cooperating with each other, ourpartners, and the people we serve
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As an experience of suffering shared
by many, global hunger shouldawaken our compassion,opening our hearts to the pain ofthe world. As a manifestation ofsocial injustice, it should prick oursense of conscience, compellingus to alter the forces that subject
whole populations to such a cruelfate.
--Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Please join us
www.buddhistglobalrelief.org