Karuna-Shechen provides medical services and health education to individuals and families through clinics, and mobile outreach programs. The people we serve live in remote nomad regions of Eastern Tibet, the outskirts and slums of Kathmandu, and in rural villages in India and Nepal. All of them belong to communities in great need of services.
“If humanitarian organizations developed more preventative health initiatives, there would be 30% less disease.” (WHO)
Menstrual hygiene is one of the most important, yet neglected, health issues in the developing world. In India, approximately 70%…
Karuna-Shechen has built and/or supports numerous clinics in Eastern Tibet that provide allopathic and Tibetan medicine. We also fund…
In India, Shechen Medical Center, Mobile Clinics and Camps provide medical care for more than 90,000 people a year.…
Many elderly people in Tibet and Nepal are destitute, without families, living alone in harsh conditions. In Nepal, the…
In Nepal, Karuna-Shechen is creating sustainable ways to provide fundamental medical services to the under-served through the Shechen Clinic…
It is estimated that 25% of Nepali women suffer from Uterine Prolapse, or Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), a condition…
February 28 2019
Women play a key role in reducing poverty and inequality, and creating a more altruistic world. Karuna-Shechen gives Indian and Nepalese women the opportunity to embody that change: for themselves, th...
February 26 2019
Many social disparities exist in our society, particularly between men and women, in areas of education, health services, professional opportunities, and justice. In fact, out of 796 million illite...
February 25 2019
Our programs in India and Nepal put women at the core of our actions, giving them a chance to become key players for change and a true source of inspiration. They realize what they are capable of doin...
February 22 2019
Many social disparities exist in rural areas of India and Nepal. At Karuna-Shechen, we focus on empowering women and helping them to become key players for change and a true source of inspiration. ...
February 5 2019
Karuna-Shechen began when Matthieu Ricard was inspired to undertake compassionate action for people in the Himalayan region. Now in our 19th year, we help over 250,000 people annually in remote v...
