Women’s empowerment is at the heart of our development strategy. We believe women can play a leading role in reducing poverty and inequality, and in creating a more just and altruistic world.
Karuna-Shechen gives female villagers the means to reach their full potential and to become active agents of change in their community. We provide access to life-long education, training, and entrepreneurial opportunities. With our support, women develop and implement innovative, sustainable solutions that improve living conditions in their village. By working in sectors traditionally reserved for men, many of our trainees contribute to overcoming taboos and become models for younger generations.
The women we work with are very passionate about our work. They deeply understand the value of our projects and the impact it makes on them, their families, and their communities.
To promote a more just and altruistic world, we must help women to actualize their potential. Providing village women…
Reducing air pollution and supporting the socioeconomic empowerment of women through training and job opportunities are both central to…
Non-formal Education The states of Bihar and Jharkhand have some the lowest literacy rates in India. Karuna-Shechen organizes non-formal…
Menstrual hygiene is one of the most important, yet neglected, health issues in the developing world. In India, approximately 70%…
Through this community-based project, in Nepal and India, Karuna-Shechen is empowering women from poor isolated villages by training them…
It is estimated that 25% of Nepali women suffer from Uterine Prolapse, or Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), a condition…
April 1 2020
As with our programs in India, we are announcing the temporary cessation of our programs in Nepal in order to comply with the measures taken by the Nepalese government. As Nepal has also observed...
March 25 2020
In these difficult times, our thoughts go out to the people who are ill, to their families, and to all of those risking their own health for the health of others around the world every day. India -...
March 20 2020
Today we celebrate together the International Day of Happiness. In these difficult and exceptional times, our thoughts go especially to the people who are suffering and to the medical personnel who ar...
February 29 2020
Over the past twenty years, Karuna-Shechen’s pursuit of equality for women has brought forth many efforts to remove barriers and open doors of opportunity. Through our projects in India and Nepal, w...
February 29 2020
Educating women and girls is one of the most effective ways to transform lives, improve the well-being of communities, and invest in the future. It raises wages and breaks the cycle of poverty for wom...
