FOOD ASSISTANCE PROJECTS
The Buddha said that “Hunger is the worst kind of illness.” Since our founding in 2008, Buddhist Global Relief has worked to relieve hunger by providing food to those in need. The projects below exemplify our work in this area.
Early Years Behind Bars Prison Nutrition Program in Cambodia
Under Cambodian law, children under the age of 3 can live in prisons with their parents. Children experience difficult prison conditions at a crucial point
Rice 4 Education Project in Cambodia
Lotus Outreach International (LOI), a trusted BGR partner since 2009, works to improve the lives of women and girls in Cambodia and India through initiatives
Nutritional Support for Students at Garden of Peace School in India
For the rural poor of Tamil Nadu, India, access to educational resources is often financially untenable. Fees for books, uniforms, transportation, and food are difficult
Food and Education for Underprivileged Children in India
Mahabodhi Maitri Mandala began working to help the poor and needy in 2003, using bamboo huts to provide classroom and hostel space to area children.
Education and Healthy Food for Children in India
Located on a five-acre plot in the Himalayan region of Tawang, the Mahabodhi Tawang Centre provides educational, housing, and nutritional support for area children and
Food Assistance for Village Children in Cameroon
In the rural Ebase village in Southwest Cameroon, 99.7 percent of the population are poor peasant farmers earning less than $1 a day and lacking
Food and Nutrition Support for Children and Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania
In the Singida DC region of central Tanzania, acute and chronic malnutrition rates among children are 5.2 percent and 29 percent respectively, and only 10
Asral Hot Meals: Improving Access to Education in Mongolia
The Asral NGO was established in 2001 by Tibetan Buddhist monk Ven. Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche to support families affected by poverty and hunger in the
Food for Internally Displaced People in Myanmar
Following the February 2021 coup and atrocities against political and ethnic minorities, thousands of people in Myanmar have fled their homes. Sagaing Region, in the
Nutritional Support for Children in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has South Asia’s second highest rate of severe acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF, and nearly one in six children here suffer from chronic
Food Scholarships for Primary School Students in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka’s Western Province, the Hewagama Model Primary School serves more than one hundred first through fifth graders who face economic and educational challenges.
Clean Water for Rice Farmers in Sri Lanka
Among Sri Lankan paddy farmers, water contaminated by agrochemicals is causing an epidemic of chronic kidney disease. Over 23,000 deaths have been reported from this
Meals for Underserved Female Students in Thailand
Dhammajarinee Witthaya School serves students from broken or troubled homes. Ninety-five percent of students have experienced trauma during childhood. Roughly 30 percent of the girls
Meals for Hospital Patients in Vietnam
In Vietnam, the price of a hospital stay does not include food. Already challenged by hospital expenses, many patients and their families are hard-pressed to
Malnutrition Interventions and Water Access in Côte d’Ivoire
Malnutrition is a widespread problem in Côte d’Ivoire, where nearly half of the population lives in poverty and approximately one in three children under five
Food Support for Primary School Students in Uganda
In the Sironko District of Eastern Uganda, a harrowing cycle of poverty has arisen, with HIV/AIDS at its center: As their parents are lost to
Easton Urban Farm in Easton, Pennsylvania
The Easton Urban Farm, operated by the Easton Area Neighborhood Centers, is a 5/8-acre plot on which community volunteers grow vegetables, fruits, and seedlings for distribution
After-School and Summer Meals Program in Washington, D.C.
Children have always been overrepresented among the food insecure in the Greater Washington, D.C., area. Persistent childhood food insecurity can lead to chronic health issues
Food Assistance for Children and Families in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
For more than two decades, the California-based What If? Foundation has worked with the Na Rive community development program in Haiti to develop Haitian-led programs to provide
Nutrition and Education for Girls in Need in Peru
In San Juan de Miraflores, a community on the outskirts of Lima, more than 55 percent of the population lives in poverty and 10 percent
Feeding Children in Jacmel, Haiti
The mission of the U.S.-based Joan Rose Foundation is to improve the lives of children and their families in Jacmel, Haiti. Working out of three feeding/learning
Long-Term Strategy for Food Production in Detroit, Michigan
BGR partner Keep Growing Detroit (KGD) was established to promote a food-sovereign city, in which most of the fruits and vegetables Detroiters consume are grown by residents
Food for Low-Income Children and Families in Pima County, Arizona
BGR partner the Sahuarita Food Bank and Community Resource Center serves the low-income population of southeastern Pima County, Arizona, a mostly rural area. This project will
School Feeding Program in the Southern Peninsula of Haiti
According to UNICEF, the number of Haitian children in need of humanitarian aid has increased by half a million in the last two years. With
