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What is palliative care program?


Praticing recycling = good habit

Books for children in remote areas

Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I`m Helen Liao. Thank you for joining us.

歡迎收看大愛英語新聞，我是廖珮如，感恩您的加入。

Coming up in today`s show, we learn about the palliative care program, which provides dying patients, the opportunity to live the final days of their lives in dignity.

In China, students from Zhangzhou(漳州) Normal University, join Tzu Chi volunteers at their most recent recycling event in their local community.

And we meet a group of mother, who is transforming a mini-van, into a mobile library, to give children in remote areas the chance, to embrace the world of books.

今天的提要，帶您認識安寧緩和醫療照護報導，這是提供瀕臨死亡患者，有尊嚴的走完最後一程

在中國，漳州師範學院的學生，跟著志工一起參與社區資源回收的活動

接著帶各位看一群媽媽，將發財車改裝成行動圖書館，要給偏遠鄉村的孩童有機會閱讀，認識全世界

1.緬學生關懷Seeing those less fortunate

First up in Myanmar, we join Tzu Chi volunteers, as they continue their efforts, to help impoverished students. This time around, they brought scholarship recipients, to a local care center and an orphanage, where students had an opportunity to care for the less fortunate, and realize how blessed they truly are.

首先來到緬甸，慈濟志工持續關懷貧困的孩子，這次帶著助學生前往當地身心障礙教養院，以及孤兒院，把握機會關懷有需要的人，更能體會自己生命的幸福。


2.關懷智障友Caring for the mentally challenged

In Taiwan`s Hsinchu(新竹), Tzu Chi volunteers took Guanxi(關西) Senior High School students, to visit mentally challenged children, living at the Catholic Hua Kuang(華光) Development Center. Seeing the less fortunate, the 50 students learned to cherish their blessings, and also experienced the happiness that comes from helping the needy.

在台灣的新竹，慈濟志工帶關西高中的學生，前往關懷在「天主教華光智能發展中心」的院生，五十位青年學子，不但從中見苦知福，體會到助人的快樂。


3.顏常端遺愛Tzu Chi member extending Great Love

Also in Taiwan, Banqiao (板橋)Tzu Chi volunteer Yan Changduan(顏常端), had a car accident and later passed away from her severe injuries. To extend her Great Love forward, following her death, Yan`s(顏) family members decided to donate Yan`s organs, to help those needing organ transplants, and chose to forgive the young man, who caused the accident.

在台灣，板橋慈濟志工顏常端，在前往會員家中收取會款時，不幸發生車禍，傷重急救後不治，為了延續她的大愛，家屬決定捐出器官，同時決定寬恕肇事者。

4.最後一哩路(1)The last mile in life

In order for dying patients, to live the last few days or months of their lives in dignity, a palliative care legislation was passed last year, giving members of the public, the right to sign off an agreement, that gives consent to medical staff to not insert tubes or use electric shock, to revive patients when nearing death. Here`s more.

為讓臨終病人走得更有尊嚴，立法院101年底通過安寧緩和醫療條例修正案，民眾可以預立意願書，在健保IC卡中註記，當瀕臨死亡時，不要插管和電擊急救，讓我們一起來看看。


5.漳州師範環保Practicing recycling every Friday night

In China, Zhangzhou(漳州) Tzu Chi volunteers in Fujian(福建) Province, have been holding recycling events every Friday night, at the local Tzu Chi office. Their most recent recycling event, was joined by six students from Zhangzhou(漳州) Normal University, who promised to spread the concept of recycling when they return to school.

在中國福建省漳州慈濟志工，每個禮拜五晚上都會在當地的會所舉辦夜間環保活動，最近的環保活動，則有六位漳州師範學院的學生參與，他們說回到學校後，會把環保的觀念傳播出去。


6.台緬企業環保Learning to practice recycling

In Malaysia, a local company brought 46 Burmese employees, to visit the Tzu Chi Malacca Chapter, where they learned about Tzu Chi`s work and missions. Later, the volunteers also took them to a recycling station, and taught them how to sort recyclables.

在馬來西亞，當地企業帶領46位緬甸籍員工，參觀慈濟馬六甲分會，瞭解慈濟志業，志工也引領他們到環保站動手做分類。


7.馬環保老菩薩(一)Tzu Chi volunteer Zhang Jinlian

In our next report, we travel to Kedah, Malaysia, to meet 68-year-old recycling volunteer Zhang Jinlian(張金蓮) Despite her age, the senior works as a cleaning lady, in addition to taking care of her bed-ridden husband. However, she says her time at the recycling station, have instead brought a new sense of joy and meaning to her life.

接下來的報導中，我們來到馬來西亞吉打，有一位68歲的環保志工叫做張金蓮，雖然上了年紀，每天還是過得忙碌又充實，除了清潔工的工作外，她還要照顧臥病在床的先生，張金蓮說她在環保站付出的時間與工作，都為她的人生帶來快樂。


8.0407社區媽媽力量大Community moms of Yanpu Township

The Township of Yanpu(鹽埔) in Pingtung(屏東) County, was for years the only township in Taiwan without a library. One teacher began providing books and a place for children to read, and this gesture gradually led to a group of mothers coming together. Later, these mothers have transformed a mini-van into a mobile library, to give children in remote areas, the chance to embrace the world of books.

屏東鹽埔一度是全台唯一沒有圖書館的鄉鎮，一位女老師集結圖書，提供閱讀場地，逐步串連起社區媽媽們的共識，催生出圖書館，為了讓偏遠地區孩子也能喜愛閱讀，這群媽媽還將發財車改裝成行動圖書館，將圖書館的書帶給孩子們。


9.雙和無毒有我Anti-drug campaign

In Taiwan`s New Taipei City, a teacher from the Tzu Chi Teachers Association, who has had years of experience, in accompanying former drug users on school campuses, was invited to speak at a recent Tzu Shao meeting. By hearing the real life examples and stories that this teacher had to share, Tzu Shaos were made aware of the impact drug abuse has on the body.

在台灣新北市的慈少活動中，邀請在校園陪伴毒癮者戒毒，有好多年經驗的教聯會老師講課，透過真實個案，讓學員了解毒癮與濫用藥物對身心造成的傷害。


10.美幼兒素食宴Catering company visit TC kindergarten

In the United States, recently the staff members of the Bevaris Alliance catering company, visited the Monrovia Tzu Chi Great Love Kindergarten, to learn more about the values and culture of the Buddhist NGO. Seeing the students at the kindergarten cherish their food, amazed the guests, who promised to spread Tzu Chi`s ideals to the other institutions, to whom they provide catering service.

在美國，慈濟志工在暑假將會辦一系列活動，屆時會有需要外燴服務，外燴公司比佛瑞餐飲集團，過去未提供素食外燴服務，於是先到蒙洛維亞大愛幼兒園參訪，了解慈濟的價值觀與文化，看到孩子們對食物的珍惜，集團的主管 大廚都表示願意將慈濟的理念，散播給其他學校學習。


END：美製結緣品

We stay in the United States at the end of the show, in preparation of the Buddha Day ceremony in May, local Tzu Chi volunteers have gathered together, at the Tzu Chi El Monte Liaison Office, making blessing ornaments. We will leave you with these images. Thank you for watching Da Ai Headlines. Goodbye.

節目最後來到美國，五月浴佛即將來，慈濟志工齊聚愛滿地聯絡處，開始展開結緣品製作。一起來看看，感恩收看，再會。(2013.04.10)