About Karunamaya

Who are we?

Karunamaya Foundation Nepal is a non-political, non-sectarian, non-governmental, non-profit-making and humanitarian organization that believes that children and youth are the wealth of a nation. It is our mission to encourage them dream and help towards realizing the unlimited possibilities of life.

As the name “Karunamaya” suggests we extend our compassion and love to the children and youth. The ultimate aim is to help in developing them as independent and capable citizen who will contribute in the socio-economic development of the nation. Starting at an early stage the focus is in providing a good education at public school which in most cases require a great deal of uplifting of its infrastructure besides many other supportive capacity buildings. In most public schools the requirement is the same only the magnitude of the problem varies.

Every child may not be able to excel academically however exploring their capability in sports, music and other areas is another aspect that is of interest to us.

We have taken over this foundation after the earthquake of the 25th April 2015, from the fiscal year which starts on the 17th July 2015 in Nepal.

History and Philosophy

Post- quake report in education sector:

According to the Ministry of Education Assessment Report, 2015, about 89% of schools in 23 of the earthquakes’ affected districts were damaged or completely destroyed. Out of these, in 8,242 public schools, 25,134 classrooms were fully destroyed and 22,097 schools were damaged. While in the private schools, 956 classrooms were fully destroyed and 3,983 were damaged. The impact was way higher in the community schools than in the private sector. In Gorkha district alone it is reported that 90% of the schools have collapsed or had severe damage.

This was the time that Karunamaya Foundation Nepal stepped forward to support children and youths, with love and kindness, as our name suggests, in becoming independent and capable youths contributing towards the socio-economic development of the nation and the world by improving their access to formal and/or vocational education and personal development since we understand that not every child can excel academically while they might be a talent in other areas such as music, sports, etc. We find it extremely important, possibilities in life are not merely limited by the ability of a child to excel academically, though minimum levels of education need to be ensured.

We believe that children and youths are the wealth of a nation. It is our mission to encourage children and youths to dream and guide them in realizing the unlimited possibilities of life by working hard towards their dream.

Area of focus:

1. On Children
   • Normal
   • Challenged
2. Youth
3. Women
4. On working with Organizations (local or international) in meaningful services
5. On enhancing our own activities and working areas as given below
   • Literacy and Education
   • Environment
   • Health
   • Food and Nutrition
   • Water and Sanitation
   • Livelihood and Humanitarian