About us

Guided by compassion, we are a charity dedicated to relieving suffering and uplifting communities in need.

Everyone deserves opportunity, dignity, and support to build better futures.

Guided by compassion, we work alongside communities and partners to deliver programmes that meet real needs and create transformation change for beneficiaries in Singapore and beyond.

How our journey began

Part One —

The Destined Encounter - The Seed of Singapore's Dao

Part Two —

The Southward Journey - Singapore, 1928

Part Three —

The Northward Journeys of Inquiry - 1934 and 1935

Part Four —

The Founding of the Singapore Dao Yuan - 1936

Part Five —

The Four Premises - From Kampong Bahru to Keng Lee Road

Part Six —

The World Red Swastika Society and the Women's Ethical Society

Part Seven —

The Dao Yuan's Founding Statement of Purpose

Part Eight —

The Passing of the Founder - Yu Zizhong

Part Nine —

Growth, Wartime, and Elevation

The Four Vows

First Vow

Second Vow

Third Vow

Forth Vow

Dao Yuan and
The WRSS

Expansion of Dao Northwards

Singapore TY Observances
and Practices

SGDY Inaugural Messages Complete Charter
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