Partner projects
Support innovative programs run by our “favorite” associations
Since 2020, Karuna-Shechen has been working alongside friendly associations aligned with our missions and values, to support and co-construct innovative, collaborative projects.
Through these partnerships, Karuna helps to create a positive impact in society and support innovative ideas that make a difference. These projects represent around 10% of the total budget devoted to all our programs in the field. This investment also enables us to forge strong links with inspiring organizations, creating fruitful collaborations for the future.
H.E.L.P. Nepal
Building climate resilience on high ground
To extend the efforts of his association Tergar Charity Nepal in combating climate change in the Himalayas, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche founded the Himalayan Environment and Life Protection (H.E.L.P.). This new initiative aims to empower communities to become resilient in the face of climate challenges and preserve the Himalayan ecosystem.
The climate resilience project combines several strands of action: learning permaculture techniques to diversify the local population’s diet, growing medicinal plants and producing yak cheese. These traditional activities, sometimes neglected, are being revived to generate income both for the local market and for export. In order to preserve the forests, electric ovens are being distributed to limit the consumption of firewood. At the same time, an experimental reforestation program has been launched and the first tree nursery created.
As suggested by H.E.L.P. staff, I have completely changed the way I cut timber for firewood for my guesthouse. I stopped using electric saws and cutting live trees. From now on, we only cut branches by hand – with an axe – branches that are already dry or dead. I hope that this way of cutting firewood will have a positive effect on the growth and survival of the trees in the village.
Migmar Tsering Lama, guesthouse owner