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·Jun 15

Losing the World’s Kelp

Text by Melissa Gaskill Photos by Brandon Cole Abridged by Syharn Shen (沈思含) Underwater forests of kelp have all but disappeared in areas along the West Coast of North America and the Australian state of Tasmania. In both areas, a main culprit is warming seas caused by climate change. There…

North America

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Losing the World’s Kelp
Losing the World’s Kelp

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·Jun 7

Torn by the War — Tzu Chi Helps Displaced Ukrainians

By Yeh Tzu-hao (葉子豪) Edited and translated by Wu Hsiao-ting (吳曉婷) Photos by Zhang Shu-er (張淑兒) Poland has taken in the most Ukrainian refugees since the Russia-Ukraine war began. Tzu Chi has reached out to help. Russia and Ukraine have long been at loggerheads over a range of issues. When…

Ukraine

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Torn by the War — Tzu Chi Helps Displaced Ukrainians
Torn by the War — Tzu Chi Helps Displaced Ukrainians

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·May 23

Light in Darkness — Combating Hong Kong’s Fifth COVID Wave

By Tse Kan Compiled and translated by Wu Hsiao-ting As COVID cases in Hong Kong hit record numbers, volunteers in the city visited one institution after another to deliver anti-coronavirus supplies. The atmosphere was tense, but everyone working together to help the city brought light to a dark time. After…

Hong Kong

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Light in Darkness — Combating Hong Kong’s Fifth COVID Wave
Light in Darkness — Combating Hong Kong’s Fifth COVID Wave

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·May 23

Helping Them Find a Way Out — Refugees in Malaysia

By Yap Chai Hoon Translated by Rose Ting Photos by Sam Pin Fook Where does the solution to the refugee problem lie? Perhaps it is as close as the human heart. It is a scene replicated countless times every day the world over: while a teacher works hard to deliver…

Malaysia

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Helping Them Find a Way Out — Refugees in Malaysia
Helping Them Find a Way Out — Refugees in Malaysia

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·May 19

A Safety Net for the Homeless

By Wei Yu-xian (魏玉縣) Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting (吳曉婷) Photo by Liu Ben-jie (劉本介) Street people, living a vagrant, uncertain life, may not even know they are ill. Members of the Tzu Chi International Medical Association reach out to offer medical consultation for such people. One person after another, curled…

Taiwan

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A Safety Net for the Homeless
A Safety Net for the Homeless

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·Apr 28

Afghanistan: The Cost of Peace

Text and photos by Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Abridged by Syharn Shen (沈思含) A family from Kabul is waiting to be evacuated to the U.S. in a hotel in Mazar. Many Afghans, especially those who have collaborated with foreign countries, try to migrate abroad to escape Taliban domination. Three and a…

Afghanistan

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Afghanistan: The Cost of Peace
Afghanistan: The Cost of Peace

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·Apr 7

Alternative Community: Living in the Village of Pourgues

Text and photos by Denis Meyer Abridged by Syharn Shen (沈思含) The Pourgues eco-village in southern France is based on the principles and values of Sudbury’s democratic schools. It offers an environment of freedom, equality and respect where everyone can flourish. In this young community, there is only one watchword…

France

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Alternative Community: Living in the Village of Pourgues
Alternative Community: Living in the Village of Pourgues

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·Apr 6

Delivered From a Sea of Suffering

By Yeh Tzu-hao (葉子豪), Lin Shu-zhen (林淑真), and Chen Mei-yi (陳美羿) Abridged and translated by Wu Hsiao-ting (吳曉婷) Photos by Hsiao Yiu-hwa (蕭耀華) Tzu Chi volunteers provided material and emotional support for crew members stuck on a ship. Tzu Chi volunteers went to Taipei Harbor in late September 2021 at…

Taiwan

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Delivered From a Sea of Suffering
Delivered From a Sea of Suffering

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·Mar 24

Helping Families Impacted by Typhoon Rai

Text provided by Tzu Chi Philippines Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting Photos by Johnny Kwok Super Typhoon Rai ravaged central and southern Philippines in mid-December 2021. Tzu Chi volunteers swung into action immediately afterward to deliver aid and hope. At a badly damaged school in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, the…

Philippines

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Helping Families Impacted by Typhoon Rai
Helping Families Impacted by Typhoon Rai

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·Mar 7

Journey to the Baltic Sovietland

Text and photos by Eugénie Baccot and Cyril Abad Abridged by Syharn Shen (沈思含) The Grutas Park in Lithuania gathers all the former Soviet statues dismantled in the Baltic area. The very subject of the park refers to a tragic page of the country’s history. …

Europe

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Journey to the Baltic Sovietland
Journey to the Baltic Sovietland
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