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What is TIHAA?

TIHAA, or Tzu Chi International Humanitarian
Aid Association, was founded in 2004 by a group
of entrepreneurs from various industries in Taiwan
to provide logistical support to Tzu Chi’s disaster
relief efforts and to develop goods for use in times of
disaster.

For example, as disaster areas often lack electricity,
TIHAA has developed instant rice that can be pre-
pared just by adding cold water. It has also developed The thermal blanket, a product of DA.Ai Technology, is made from
recycled PET bottles. (Li Jia-xiang)
technologies to process recycled plastic bottles into
fiber, which is then made into blankets and clothing
to be given out to the needy and disaster survivors.

Tzu Chi’s instant rice
comes in different
flavors and can be
prepared simply by
adding cold water.
(Bai Kun-ting)

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