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2-3 (4) Short-term crisis aid to people who experience a
natural disaster, accident, or sudden misfortune.
What types of aid does Tzu Chi provide to The aid includes money for basic living needs, tu-
people?
ition assistance for children, medical care, home
(1) Long-term care and financial assistance for the repairs, and help with funeral arrangements. De-
less fortunate, such as the poor and ill. pending on people’s conditions, sometimes these
cases will become the recipients of Tzu Chi’s long-
(2) Regular support and care to those who do not
need financial aid but require emotional support term care and financial assistance.
or guidance, such as the elderly living alone, (5) Large-scale disaster relief, such as providing
people with a disabled or ill family member, and those affected with comfort and care, hot meals,
those who have lost their loved ones.
emergency cash, material aid supplies, and medi-
(3) Care for people in institutions, such as nursing cal treatment. In case of a major disaster, Tzu Chi
homes, schools for the disabled, children’s homes, volunteers will help with cleaning up affected ar-
prisons, and juvenile detention centers. eas and assess the disaster conditions to determine
whether mid- or long-term aid projects, such as re-
building damaged schools or building permanent
houses for disaster survivors, are needed.

Tzu Chi volunteers
from eight countries
work together to clean
up a school in Santa
Ana, Manabí, Ecuador
after it was affected
by flooding caused by
torrential rains.
Tzu Chi volunteers in Durban, South Africa visit and care for an (Tzu Chi USA)
elderly lady who is Tzu Chi’s regular aid recipient. (Frank Chu)

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