据台湾“中央社”消息,2010年8月10日,佛教慈济慈善事业基金会表示,近日,该基金会在阿根廷的联络处给地处布宜诺斯艾利斯一个贫民区的居民发放了生活必需品。
8月1日,慈济义工给这一地区的432户低收入家庭发放了毛毯、围巾、面粉和其他东西,价值15000美元的物资。
该基金会成员说,这个贫民区贩毒活动猖獗,但在社区居民和警察的帮助下,义工还是进入到该贫民区。
受慈济基金会慷慨救助的启发,这批受助者中多达120人向慈济基金会捐了90美元,其中有三人还加入慈济义工的行列,成为他们中的一员。(编译:慧心)
Tzu Chi volunteers distribute basic supplies in Argentina slum
Taipei, Aug. 10 (CNA) Volunteers from the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation's liaison office in Argentina recently distributed basic necessities to residents of a slum in Buenos Aires, the foundation said Tuesday.
Tzu Chi volunteers handed out blankets, scarves, rice and flour and other items, valued at US$15,000, to 432 low-income households in the area on Aug. 1.
With the assistance of community members and police, the volunteers were able to enter the slum, which is notorious for drug trafficking, without any problems, the Taiwan-based foundation said.
Inspired by Tzu Chi's generosity, more than 120 of the recipients donated a total of US$90 to the foundation, and three of them joined its volunteer movement. |