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Tzu Chi volunteers are active in fifty countries and regions worldwide, and have delivered relief in more
than eighty countries across the globe. With Tzu Chi volunteers widely spread across every continent
and time zone, there is always a volunteer somewhere serving with respect, gratitude, and love.

3Tzu Chi volunteers
in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam,
held a scholarship
award ceremony
and year-end
relief distribution
on January 4,
2015, to help local
children receive an
education. Photo:
Huansheng Hu

5 Two major earthquakes in
Northern Italy in May 2012
caused great destruction
locally, but also sparked a
deep affinity between locals
and Tzu Chi volunteers from
Germany, who have been
visiting and supporting
the region ever since.
On November 15, 2014,
volunteers donated a
wheelchair-friendly vehicle so
that the town of Finale Emilia
can better serve residents with
reduced mobility.
Malaysia was hit in December 2014 by its worst flooding Photo: Mingzhu Wang
in decades. More than one hundred thousand people were
displaced and countless homes were destroyed. Tzu Chi
volunteers responded with a Cash-for-Relief project in Kuala
Krau, inspiring survivors to clean their hometown while
providing them with relief cash. Here, participants gather at the www.us.tzuchi.org | 35
end of a long day on January 4, 2015. Photo: Qingping Hong