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International (2006-2014)
Tzu Chi in the USA
1989 – 2014

tons of food and daily necessities to more than In Guatemala, a local radio news reporter
fourteen thousand affected households. joined the volunteers during the distribution.
During these relief distributions, love In Honduras, a mayor shared his time to help.
and compassion were again kindled locally. Existing volunteers found themselves recharged,
and new individuals joined the mission.
The local volunteers’ dedication to Tzu Chi
and serving their communities was especially
evident a couple years later in February 2014.
At that time, eighty-one volunteers from four
Central American countries gathered together
in Guatemala City to participate in an all-day
volunteer training course held entirely in
Spanish. The seeds of love are blossoming in
Central America, thanks in part to the dedication
of United States volunteers who have sown and
nurtured these seeds for more than a decade.

Volunteers and care recipients pay love forward.

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