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…

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…

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…

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. …

By Chum Yin Yin (覃盈瑩) Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting (吳曉婷) Photo by Liew Cheong Yen (廖昌豪) Families are there for you, through thick and thin, in life and in death. That’s what a woman of Hindu descent living in Malaysia experienced. For 17 years, Tzu Chi volunteers were Minachi’s only…

After enjoying COVID-free lives for over a year, Taiwan experienced a sudden and aggressive rise in community transmissions in May 2021. Pandemic restrictions were enacted to safeguard lives, but such measures inevitably hurt the economy. Inoculation efforts were sped up to allow normalcy to return to society as soon as…

By Huang Xiao-zhe (黃筱哲) and Cai Yu-xuan (蔡瑜璇) Translated by Rose Ting Photos by Huang Xiao-zhe (黃筱哲) I started photographing Tzu Chi recycling volunteers and their work nearly a decade ago. During all that time, I’ve never seen any sign at a Tzu Chi recycling station announcing they were temporarily…

By Rocco Volante/Parallelozero Photos by Pietro Romeo/Parallelozero Abridged by Syharn Shen (沈思含) In the Republic of Kalmykia, the only Buddhist nation of Europe, followers of Tibetan Buddhism, Orthodox Christianity and Islam live in peace and harmony with one another. “When I want to be alone for a while and meditate…

By Zhang Yu-fan Edited and translated by Wu Hsiao-ting Photos by Hsiao Yiu-hwa Taiwan faced its most severe challenge posed by the coronavirus in May 2021. Though largely spared from the global pandemic previously, the island saw its total number of cases spike from fewer than 1,500 to more than…