Leave your Legacy
Remembering Karuna in your will ensures that the communities we work with will continue to get support long into the future. Called a legacy, this gift will help us to continue our mission to end discrimination, poverty and inequality in India and Nepal.
Thank you for considering a legacy to Karuna. We are incredibly grateful for any kind of legacy gift that is left to us in a will and will always work to ensure that your intentions are properly respected and carried out.
We know that thinking about a will or making one is something many of us avoid - fortunately, the process is straightforward, and we’ve provided some tips to get you started if it’s something you’d like to do.
Why should I write a will?
The main purpose of a will is to make sure our loved ones are taken care of by arranging your assets accordingly and ensuring that any outstanding debts are paid. Having a will might minimise inheritance tax, and also ensures that your family can deal with your affairs in the way you would like as easily as possible.
How do I write a will?
What type of gift can I leave to Karuna?
While most people leave a sum of money or a specific donation amount in their will, this is not the only kind of gift you can leave in your will.
Include our full name, charity number and address
You will also want to include our full name, charity number and address in order to make it easier for your solicitor or loved ones to identify us:
The Karuna Trust, 72 Holloway Road, N7 8JG
Registered Charity No.327461
Thank you again for considering us. Please get in touch if you have any other questions.
40 years of fighting caste and gender discrimination
You help us to reach an average of 81,000 people each year
Together we have supported 76 projects a impact
HOW YOUR GIFT CAN HELP
“After Betty’s death in 2018, I decided to use a bit of her legacy to support girls in the Nishtha project. 200 girls will continue into further education, helping them to become leaders in the future. I am so proud to be able to make this contribution!
As a retired teacher, I am delighted to be in a position to support girls staying on into Higher education. I am doing this in my mother Betty’s memory.
In 1938, Betty was the only one of her family to go to Grammar school. In her family, staying on at school meant completing the school certificate at age 16, even though my mother would have loved to carry on in education, perhaps to train as a nurse.“
- Rachel Robinson
The gift of a new life can be given in many different ways. For some of the children with disabilities in rural West Bengal, it came in the form of a legacy – a gift in a will. With this, our partner NISHTHA was able to set up a centre, called Bhalbosa, for these children and their parents.
The staff at NISHTHA planted a tree in memory of the Karuna supporter whose legacy is changing lives in the local villages. Likewise, the gift you leave behind will live on: its benefits will continue to grow as new generations of excluded people are given an opportunity to gain dignified ways of living and to support themselves.
It is essential that Karuna can communicate with our supporters in order to ensure that the work we do is as effective as possible.
Unlike other charities, we won’t bombard you. We will write to you twice a year with important updates on how your donation is making a difference and may call or email you from time to time to let you know about new events at Karuna. That’s it.
You can change your preferences at any time by getting in touch.