About Us
KARUNA FOUNDATION NEPAL
Karuna Foundation Nepal works for prevention of avoidable disabilities among children and adults and improvement in quality of lives of persons with disabilities and their families by strengthening government health care system and empowering families and communities. Karuna is also active in disability inclusive disaster relief and rehabilitation after the earthquake of 25th April, 2015 in Nepal through holistic approach.
Our aim is to prevent disabilities among children
We improve the quality of life of children with disabilities
- Started in the Netherlands, by a Dutch entrepreneur Rene aan de Stegge in 2007.
- Karuna Foundation always encouraged Nepalese professionals to take the lead of the operation in Nepal
- In the year 2015, the Karuna team (the Netherlands and Nepal) took to establish a Nepali NGO to continue the mission.
As a mother organization, Karuna Foundation Netherlands will stay close and be involved and will continue to invest in quality, innovation, capacity building and research in order to further roll out Inspire2Care throughout the nation.
Key Achievements Under DPRP
5
Number of newborns identified with birth defect
5
Number of health facilities supported with RoUSG machine
1250
Number of person with disabilities identified
521
Number of person with disabilities supported with assistive device
5
Number of school going children with disabilities linked with government scholarship
1250
Number of Person with disabilities and family members engaged in milijuli group
1
Number Of Organization of Person with disabilities (OPDs) formed
