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2018 Newsletter #2: Altruism as Our Guide

2018 Newsletter #1: Towards Sustainable Harmony

2017 Newsletter #4: A Year of Compassion in Action

2017 Newsletter #3: Back to School Too!

2017 Newsletter #2: Helping Remote Villages

Special Letter: Honoring International Women’s Day

2017 Newsletter #1: Health & Healing for Thousands in Need

2016 Newsletter #4: Compassion in Action

2016 Newsletter #3: Building Community Resilience

2016 Newsletter #2: Education for All

2016 Newsletter #1: Celebrating Women as Agents of Change

2015 Newsletter #4: Environment and Altruism

Stories of Love and Compassion

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...

Opportunity and Light: How Solar Transforms lives

January 24 2019

In remote villages in Nepal, many households lack the means to safely light their homes. With no electricity source, the use of kerosene lamps is commonplace and results in poor air quality,...

A New Home for the Elderly in Nepal!

January 14 2019

Karuna-Shechen's co-founders, Matthieu Ricard and Rabjam Rinpoche, recently visited our new home for the elderly in Nepal, which had to be re-built after earthquakes hit the country in 2015. "There...

Plans and Opportunities for the Year Ahead

December 27 2018

In 2018, your commitment and support had a tremendous impact and allowed us to reach 250,000 people in need and give them the opportunity to better their lives. Imagine a world in which we can cont...

Wishing You Joy-Filled Holidays

December 19 2018

"Dear friends of Karuna-Shechen, I wish you the happiest of holidays and a very good New Year! It is thanks to you that we can make a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in remo...