Love in Action
	2005 Global Disaster Relief and Charitable Activities by the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Her International Association from January to December 
  
    
      | 
      Country receiving aid | 
      
      Time | 
      
      Description of relief 
		effort | 
      
      Amount 
       | 
      
      Equivalent in US 
		Dollars | 
      
      News #  for reference | 
     
    
      | 
      India | 
      
      Jan. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of the South Asia tsunami disaster  | 
      
       INR1,462,311.21  | 
      
       $33,849.80  | 
      
      156 | 
     
    
      | 
      Indonesia | 
      
      Jan. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of the South Asia tsunami disaster | 
      
       IDR552,632,312.00 
      NT$181,820.00  | 
      
       $65,047.45  | 
      
      156 | 
     
    
      | 
      March | 
      Relief 
		for earthquake victims on Nias Island | 
      
       IDR146,526,000.00  | 
      
       $15,756.00  | 
      
      158 | 
     
    
      | 
      June | 
      Helping 
		tsunami victims to resume normal lives and providing school uniforms to 
		students in Aceh | 
      
       IDR419,349,045.00  | 
      
       $44,142.00  | 
      
      159 | 
     
    
      | 
      July | 
      Helping 
		children suffering from malnutrition in Lombok and Kupang  | 
      
       IDR40,266,590.00  | 
      
       $4,238.59  | 
      
      160 | 
     
    
      | 
      Costa Rica | 
      
      Jan. | 
      Relief 
		for flood victims | 
      
       CRC18,883,581.00  | 
      
       $41,064.31  | 
      
      157 | 
     
    
      | 
      Thailand | 
      
      Jan. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of the South Asia tsunami disaster | 
      
       THB237,483.25  | 
      
       $6,061.34  | 
      
      156 | 
     
    
      | 
      Dec. | 
      Relief 
		for flood victims in Southern Thailand | 
      
       THB500,923.25  | 
      
       $12,666.85  | 
      
      163 | 
     
    
      | 
      Somalia | 
      
      Jan. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of the South Asia tsunami disaster | 
      
       US$20,000.00  | 
      
       $20,000.00  | 
      
      156 | 
     
    
      | 
      Sri Lanka | 
      
      Jan. - Feb. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of the South Asia tsunami disaster | 
      
       KRW12,060,980.00 
      LKR 7,942,972.41  | 
      
       $91,350.21  | 
      
      156, 157 | 
     
    
      | 
      Chile | 
      
      Feb. | 
      Repairing 
		houses of flood victims | 
      
       CLP 700,000.00  | 
      
       $1,200.00  | 
      
      159 | 
     
    
      | 
      UK | 
      
      March | 
      
      Contribution to the Band Aid Charitable Trust | 
      
       US$100,000.00  | 
      
       $100,000.00  | 
      
      158 | 
     
    
      | 
      Korea | 
      
      March | 
      Funds to 
		pay a fellow initiate’s surgical fee | 
      
       US$5,000.00  | 
      
       $5,000.00  | 
      
      157 | 
     
    
      | 
      Brazil | 
      
      May  | 
      Relief 
		for flood victims | 
      
       BRL4,028.46  | 
      
       $1,549.40  | 
      
      159 | 
     
    
      | 
      Bulgaria | 
      
      Aug.  | 
      Relief 
		for flood victims | 
      
       US$19,946.00  | 
      
       $19,946.00  | 
      
      161 | 
     
    
      | 
      U.S.A. | 
      
      Aug. - Sept.  | 
      Relief 
		for victims of Hurricane Katrina | 
      
       US$92,782.60  | 
      
       $92,782.60  | 
      
      160 | 
     
    
      | 
      Sept. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of Hurricane Rita | 
      
       US$11,112.50  | 
      
       $11,112.50  | 
      
      161 | 
     
    
      | 
      Oct. | 
      Relief 
		for victims of Hurricane Wilma | 
      
       US$14,149.59  | 
      
       $14,149.59  | 
      
      161 | 
     
    
      | 
      Pakistan and Kashmir | 
      
      Oct. | 
      Relief 
		for earthquake victims | 
      
       PKR12,016,618.00  | 
      
       $202,428.60  | 
      
      161 | 
     
    
      | 
      France | 
      
      Oct. | 
      Helping 
		destitute Romanians in France | 
      
       €3,913.78  | 
      
       $4,305.16  | 
      
      162 | 
     
    
      | 
      Au Lac | 
      
      Oct. | 
      Relief 
		for typhoon victims | 
      
       US$21,000.00  | 
      
       $21,000.00  | 
      
      162 | 
     
    
      | 
      Formosa | 
      
      Jan.- Dec. | 
      Monthly 
		relief for the needy | 
      
       NT$386,000.00  | 
      
       $12,062.50  | 
      
      157,159,161,163 | 
     
    
      | 
      Jan.-Dec. | 
      
      Charitable and public-interest activities | 
      
       NT$2,369,151.00  | 
      
       $74,035.97  | 
      
      156,157,158,159, 
      160,161,162,163 | 
     
    
      | 
       Total  | 
      
       US$893,748.87  | 
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