Paige Alms' dream of being a pro surfer started at age 13. But she's gone through an evolutionary process with how she identifies with those goals today. "In my early 20s I was burnt out on ...

Buddhist monks collect alms in Si Phan Don, Laos. Monks socially distancing as they go about their daily alms rounds while dressed in face masks as well as robes have become a common sight during the ...

48% of religious are obese and 42% suffer from hypertension. Food collection is a disciplinary practice. To earn the merit and honor of ancestors, faithful often provide them with generous portions, ...

Prominent philanthropist and eminent social worker, Abdul Sattar Edhi here Sunday said that he had turned down the foreign assistance worth millions of dollars. He said, " I do not need financial ...

It was raining in Yogyakarta on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 but dozens of poor people flocked to the Shodaqoh (alms) food stall on Jl. Gedongkuning, Yogyakarta. The food stall – which only opens on Fridays ...

Buddhists fond of giving daily alms to monks often find themselves in a dilemma. On the one hand, nobody wants large quantities of cooked food to go bad and end up wasted at the end of day simply ...

Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Zamfara State have abandoned their camps and resorted to alms begging on the streets over alleged hunger and starvation in the camps. Some of the IDPs, mainly ...