Karuna-Shechen

Karuna-Shechen is an international non-profit organization which provides health care, education, community development and women empowerment services in India, Nepal and Tibet. It was co-founded in 2000 by Matthieu Ricard, a French Buddhist monk and author, and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Karuna-Shechen has branches in France, the United States, Switzerland, Canada and Hong Kong.