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Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Distributes Emergency Flood Relief in Cambodia

By Craig Lewis
Buddhistdoor Global | 2021-02-24 |
Ven. Vy Sovechea, president of the SBUBB, at a gathering to distribute relief supplies. Image courtesy of SBUBB
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the renowned Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, working in cooperation with the Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Battambang Branch (SBUBB), has reported the successful distribution of emergency relief supplies in Cambodia’s Battambang Province in the wake of last year’s devastating floods.
In late 2020, the worst flooding in a decade inundated large areas of Cambodia, already reeling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between October and November, Cambodia was hit by 13 consecutive tropical storms, leading to widespread flash floods that deluged communities, causing landslides, unearthing mines and other unexploded war ordnance, and damaging or destroying farmland and infrastructure.

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Engaged Buddhism: Jungto Society Sharing the Gift of Compassion this Winter

By Craig Lewis
Buddhistdoor Global | 2021-01-18 |
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim thanks farmers Gong Hee-jeong and Jo Jun-ho for donating two tonnes of sweet potatoes. Image courtesy of Jungto Society
Jungto Society, a South Korea-based Buddhist humanitarian organization founded by the renowned Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has carved a new avenue for spreading Buddhist compassion among vulnerable communities in Korea this winter, thanks to the good will of a generous couple who, inspired by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’s teachings on organic agriculture and sustainable living, have found a second career as farmers.
Gong Hee-jeong and Jo Jun-ho, from the city of Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, made the transition to a more self-sufficient lifestyle in 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading around the world. Their trial harvest last year netted them some two tonnes of sweet potatoes, which they donated to Jungto Society in recognition of the inspiration they received from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim.

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Update: Buddhist Relief from JTS Korea Transforming the Lives of Rohingya Refugees

By Craig Lewis
Buddhistdoor Global | 2020-12-30 |
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim meets with Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Image courtesy of JTS Korea
The Buddhist humanitarian organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the renowned Korean Seon (Zen) monk and engaged Buddhist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has provided a recent update on its relief program to provide gas stoves to Rohingya refugees living in refugees camps in Bangladesh after fleeing oppression in Myanmar.
In January 2019, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim led a delegation of aid representatives, including JTS President Gena Park, JTS Goodwill Ambassadors screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung and actor Jo In-sung, along with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) chairman Lee Mi-kyung, to deliver a consignment of 100,000 gas stoves to a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, a district of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Division.* The stoves were provided by JTS Korea and JTS America in cooperation with the KOICA: 45,000 were provided by JTS Korea, 23,000 by JTS America, and 32,000 by the KOICA.

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