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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

#BuildTogether for Father’s Day

June 6 2018

Brick by brick, we're building a much needed vocational training center as part of a larger health clinic in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Please join us! In Jharkhand — often called “the land ...

Yoga for Altruism

June 1 2018

In support of Karuna-Shechen and our humanitarian projects in India, Nepal, and Tibet, a group of dedicated people came together in France for the Om Shanti Festival -- a four-day event that featured ...

Matthieu Ricard: Altruism & the Environment

May 29 2018

Karuna-Shechen works in and around the Himalayas, which have been described as the Third Pole, and we are highly concerned by environmental issues. The question of the environment is complex scie...

A New Hope for Nepalese Mothers

May 14 2018

In remote areas of Nepal, one in ten mothers suffer from pelvic organ prolapse (POP). This painful condition has a serious impact on women's health. Karuna-Shechen offers these women -- who often suff...

Altruism Guides Karuna-Shechen’s Actions

April 19 2018

Altruism requires careful investigation and discernment in order to be effective. It is similar to the Buddhist view of compassion, which implies that compassion without wisdom is blind and wisdom wi...