To promote a more just and altruistic world, we must help women to actualize their potential. Providing village women with access to education, training, and economic opportunities is at the heart of our approach to breaking the cycle of poverty.
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 to enter the ‟age of the woman.”
Matthieu Ricard,
Founder of Karuna-Shechen
When women of all ages receive training and education, their families and entire communities benefit. Our projects work with the needs and aspirations of villagers to create opportunities that reduce poverty and inequality, creating a more altruistic world.
Together, we are improving the livelihoods of women by providing them with access to education, training, and professional opportunities.
Breaking gender barriers and overcoming taboos, women become respected members of their community and serve as role models for girls in their village.
July 6 2021
While the Ruby Valley is a region of scenic beauty, it owes much of its charm to the cohabitation of humans with other species and their environment. The valley is populated by more animals than peopl...
June 29 2021
Dominated by the Himalayan reliefs, the Ruby valley offers landscapes of a rare beauty. Named after the precious stone, as deposits are said to be found there, it is a mountainous region in central Ne...
June 14 2021
For more than two months, India and Nepal have been ravaged by the second wave of Covid-19. The first wave having already greatly impacted these two countries, Karuna has put in place several emergenc...
May 31 2021
For many years, Karuna-Shechen has been developing the programme Small money, big change in Northern India - Bihar and Jharkhand. Its aim is to improve the daily lives of people by offering them indiv...
May 4 2021
The new wave of the virus shakes India and Nepal The situation in India is worsening by the day as the second wave of coronavirus hits the country hard. The official death toll in India is ...
