A dhamma journey for Ugandan

By MAJORIE CHIEW, The Star, August 17, 2010

A Ugandan youth who left Africa to further his studies in India returned home as the first Buddhist monk in his homeland.

Entebbe., Uganda -- IN June 1990, Steven Kaboggoza, then 24, left Uganda to study in a university in India. His family and kin expected him to return as “a rich businessman with a briefcase”.

Out of Czech farmland, a Buddhist temple grows

By Jacy Meyer, Contributor, CSM, May 11, 2010

Twenty years after the fall of communism, Czechs are continuing to open up to the world. In the former Soviet satellite's southern countryside, a Buddhist temple is being built on an old farm

Vyhlídky, Czech Republic -- Since the fall of Communism, Czechs have been discovering the world through travel and the exploration of new ideas, including spiritual ones. One such exploration is taking the form of a budding Buddhist center, arising from an old farm in the Czech Republic’s southern countryside.

Travelling light

Times LIVE, Feb 7, 2010

Albert Buhr chats to the 'Africa Lama' about the challenges of bringing Buddhism to southern Africa

Johannesburg , South Africa -- Shortly before his death, the great British historian Arnold Toynbee was asked what he considered the most important development of the 20th century. After two world wars, the invention of television and the first moon landing, few could have predicted his answer. It was, he said, "the coming of Buddhism to the West".

Tzu Chi Establishes an Emergency Coordination Center and Initiates a Nationwide Fundraising Campaign on January 16 and 17

Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, 14 Jan 2010

San Dimas, CA (USA) -- The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 has caused catastrophic damages and casualties in the country, especially in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince.

Tzu Chi ramps up for trip to Haiti, awaits word on the safety of it volunteers in the country

By Brian Charles, Pasadena Star-News, Jan 13, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- As Haiti digs out from an earthquake that devastated the country, a local relief organization worries that its own volunteers may be counted among the victims.