Tzu Chi Singapore

Tzu Chi is a a Buddhist humanitarian organization which was founded in Taiwan just one year after the independence of Singapore in 1966, by Master Cheng Yen, a Taiwanese Buddhist nun. Tzu Chi expanded its services over time, opening a free medical clinic in 1972 and building its first hospital in 1986. The organization underwent rapid expansion in the late 1980s and early 1990s, coinciding with a surge of popularity in Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan. In the 1990s, the organization started major international disaster relief efforts, including the construction of new homes, schools, hospitals, and places of worship.

The seeds of Tzu Chi’s Great Love from Taiwan took root on the shores of our island 30 years ago. Tzu Chi’s work in Singapore started with the Mission of Charity and the goal of relieving poverty, before gradually expanding into the Missions of Medicine, Education, Humanistic Culture, and Environmental Protection over the years.