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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

The Impact of Sustainable Solutions

December 6 2018

"Now is the time to extend the circle of compassion to a greater number of our fellow human beings." —Matthieu Ricard Give Villagers in the Himalayas a Chance to Create a Better Toda...

3 Videos to Learn Our Approach & Sustainable Strategy

December 4 2018

Small Changes, Big Impact A small change in a remote village can make a world of difference. In this interview, Sanjeev Pradhan, our director in Nepal, explains our strategy and the impact of our eff...

Matthieu Ricard: Karuna-Shechen, my life’s work

November 29 2018

Dear Faithful Friends, The book, The Monk and the Philosopher, published a little over twenty years ago, was based on a dialogue between myself and my father, the philosopher Jean-Franço...

Women’s Health: Raising Awareness

November 15 2018

Karuna-Shechen removes stigmas and breaks taboos about what rural women can and cannot do. As the Dalai Lama often points out, we need empathy, altruism and compassion more than ever, so it’s time t...

Improving Nutrition for Better Health

November 13 2018

In Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, 80% of children under five and 68% of women under 50 are malnourished. As part of our mission to provide a better future for people in need, Karuna-She...