Global Partnerships and
Youth Development Department
Global Partnerships and Youth Development Department
Empowering Lives. Creating Change.
Founded in 1966 by Dharma Master Cheng Yen, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has grown into a global humanitarian organization dedicated to compassion in action. Tzu Chi serves communities worldwide through charity, medical outreach, education, disaster relief, environmental protection, and community service.
Long before the United Nations introduced the Sustainable Development Goals, Tzu Chi was already living them: fighting poverty, supporting environmental conservation, expanding access to health and education, and promoting peace and social justice. Today, Tzu Chi continues to align with and contribute to all SDGs through disaster recovery, food security programs, clean water and WASH initiatives, healthcare services, and education support.
As an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and a Member of the Multi-Faith Advisory Council (MFAC) to the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF), Tzu Chi partners with global and interfaith organizations to address major issues such as climate change, inequality, and forced displacement.
And youth involvement plays a key role.
Through the Global Partnership Youth Department (GPYD), Tzu Chi empowers young leaders to take meaningful action locally and globally in support of the SDGs. Inspired by Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s belief that small acts of kindness create transformative change, GPYD equips youth to turn compassion into impact — building a more sustainable, equitable future where no one is left behind.
2 ZERO HUNGER
3 GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
4 QUALITY EDUCATION
5 GENDER EQUALITY
9 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES
12 RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
How You Can Create GLOBAL CHANGE
Are you a young person aged between 17 – 35? Join Tzu Chi’s GPYD Young Changemakers Network and become part of a global movement of young changemakers inspired by compassion in action.
