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Karuna awarded a £20,000 grant to help 10,000 rural children living in poverty in Maharashtra

Date: 24 August 2010

Karuna Trust has been awarded a grant of £20,000 from The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Trust. The trust, which has funded Karuna projects for over ten years, was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote their particular interes

Ladakhi flood disaster

Date: 18 August 2010

On the evening of the 5th of August, Leh district in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir in North West India was struck by a tragic disaster. A cloudburst leading to torrential rains caused flash floods in the mountainous cold desert, washing away hous

"Now I am happy." Archana's story

Date: 3 August 2010

A slum environment can feel especially hostile to unconfident, teenage girls who will often be accosted and jeered at by groups of youths who hang around on the streets. The girls mothers are often too scared to venture out themselves, let alone so slum-d

Karuna celebrates 30 years of compassion in action

Date: 13 July 2010

Karuna was formed in 1980 as Aid for India, the movement's response to the suffering of India's Dalit community. For 30 years, Karuna has w...

Karuna's support for cantonment residents living in poverty in Maharastra

Date: 7 June 2010

Karuna is working with the Sadhana Institute for Sustainable Development by funding them with a £60,000 grant over 3-years. This will enable them to work with and on behalf of 600,000 impoverished cantonment residents living in 7 cantonments in Maharasht

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