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#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...