Tzu Chi

Tzu Chi main office

Had any of u actually heard about this foundation called Tzu Chi? It is actually an international NGO body which aims in helping people regardless of race, cultures and religion. Tzu Chi foundation is widely known for its selfless contribution in the societies in numerous way such as Education, Charity, Medicine and Culture. Even though it is built with strong Buddhist principles, it helps with equal fairness. A brainchild of master Cheng Yen, a nun in April 14, 1966 hopes to bring love towards the world. Unlike others Buddhist societies, it focus more in community service ( which most of us need more rather than praying or chanting ). In 2009, Tzu Chi foundation had actually set up its charity center in 45 countries world wide and visited more than 50 countries to provide humanity services eg providing relief aid ( the recent case is in Haiti), medical aids, voluntary services, etc etc. It also have its own hospitals and university that provide free medical aids and studying loan. scholarship for those who need it.

Not only that, they do provide some courses that you might want to take up. For examples, they have tea ceremony, chinese chess, jap language, cooking class and much more for those who wants gain extra knowledge and have their time spent wisely.

Tzu Chi Academy where some courses you can take

Last few days i had a great opportunity to know more about this place. Reached here around in the afternoon with my fren with the main aim to know more about this society so that we can join in as volunteer. Good for your resume too.. So the first place we vist is the cafe to pay a visit to my relative who is also one of the veteran volunteer there. From there she roughly explained to us who to look for in different department for us to enroll as volunteers. Then we proceed to the recycling center. We met another volunteer named Catherine, a 50+ auntie who saved us time by showing us around the place.

The recycling center

see how wasteful our societies now

Waste paper that gonna be recycled

Next she brought us to the kindergarten. Then she explained briefly to us how the kindergarten run. After listening, i really feel like sending my children here in the future. At there, they really teach the children to be independent since young. They really follow the old bm saying, "melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya". Instead from using normal teaching method, they choose a rather soft yet effective approach in teaching the children. They using love in nurturing the children instead punishment. Then they teach the children how to differentiate which is wrong and right. Seeing all the children there really makes us laugh. They are just so cute. XD Seeing us entering to their class, all of them stand and greet us ^^ Those who actually want to put in their children can really do it. Is Rm450 per month, from 8.30am to 5.30pm, monday to sunday, makan all included where got not cheap?

The Main Entrance to the kindergarten

They were havin their lunch and we interrupt them XP

Getting ready to greet ^^
After makan have to queue up then wash their own plates. I bet most of us during that age still sucking our thumbs asking mummy to wash for us.

Then you will have to dry them(bowl and chopsticks) with a clean towel

By late afternoon, we left the place with a satisfaction that we ad learnt something from there. We wished that we can actually bring in more people to know more about this place then join in as volunteer. First you can learn some stuff, do charity, put into your resume (that you're attached to an international NGO body) is like killing three birds with a stone rite. If you're really worry about this is an Buddhist body, do not do so coz they really focus more in community service. They are not somebody that will preach to you. If interested to know more you can actually log in to their website at www.tzuchi.org/ or you can ask me or seo more about it. We will more than willing to explain to you ^^ collecting merits :D

A more fully details about Tzu Chi foundation, u can access en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzu_Chi