Education, Nutrition, and Long-Term Care for Children in Nepal’s Most Vulnerable Communities
Karunika Foundation delivers daily school meals, education support, and long-term care for children living in remote and underserved regions of Nepal — creating stability, dignity, and opportunity where it is needed most.
Karunika Foundation is a humanitarian and educational organization based in Nepal, dedicated to improving the lives of children from the most disadvantaged social and economic backgrounds.
We work where support is needed most — in remote villages, underserved schools, and vulnerable communities — ensuring that children are not only supported today, but given a real chance for a stable and hopeful future.
Our Impact
As of recent years, Karunika Foundation supports over 700 children annually across five districts of Nepal through long-term, community-based programs.
Our core areas of work include:
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Education support for government and community schools
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Daily mid-day school meals, ensuring children can learn without hunger
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Seasonal and school clothing, stationery, and essential materials
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Family and community engagement, strengthening the environment around each child
Pharping Tuition & Care Center
In Pharping, Kathmandu Valley, Karunika operates a stationary tuition and care facility supporting 15 children.
This center:
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Provides daily meals and educational support
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Supports children’s healthy physical, emotional, and social development
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Serves as a second home for children from unstable or disadvantaged families
Our History
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2021 – Formal registration of Karunika Foundation, enabling broader humanitarian and development work across Nepal
This growth reflects both the trust of communities and the long-term commitment of our supporters.
Family by Heart – Our Core Program
The heart of Karunika Foundation is the Family by Heart program.
This initiative enables long-term sponsorship of individual children, covering education, nutrition, and essential support over many years.
The results are profound:
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Children remain in school
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Families gain stability
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Futures change permanently
Family by Heart is not short-term aid — it is life-changing, sustained care.
Mid-Day School Meal Program
Another life-saving pillar of our work is the Mid-Day School Meal Program.
Karunika:
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Runs and supports school kitchens in multiple locations
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Provides nutritious, hot meals throughout the school year
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Helps hundreds of children attend school regularly and with concentration
For many children, this meal is the most reliable food of the day.
Looking Ahead to 2026
In 2026, Karunika Foundation continues to strengthen and expand:
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School meal programs
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Long-term child sponsorship
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Community-based education support
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Responsible partnerships with sponsors, companies, and institutions
We believe that lasting change comes from consistency, respect, and shared responsibility.
Join Us
Whether you are a sponsor, partner, company, or individual, your involvement helps transform lives — not temporarily, but for the long term.
📩 Contact: office@karunika.org
🌍 Location: Nepal
Our Mission
Turning compassion into long-term change for children in Nepal
At Karunika Foundation, our mission is simple and uncompromising:
to ensure that children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in Nepal have access to education, nutrition, and a dignified childhood.
We believe that education alone is not enough if a child is hungry, unsupported, or living in instability.
That is why our work combines immediate life-saving support with long-term educational and social investment, helping children and their families break the cycle of poverty — permanently.
What We Do
Integrated programs with measurable impact
🎓 Education Support
Education is the foundation of every lasting change.
We provide children with:
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access to schooling
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learning materials and stationery
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tuition support and follow-up
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safe learning environments
Our approach ensures children can stay in school, progress, and succeed, even in the most remote regions.
🍲 Daily Nutritional Meals
Hunger remains one of the biggest barriers to education.
Karunika runs and supports school meal programs that provide hot, nutritious mid-day meals to children during the school year.
For many, this is the only reliable meal of the day — and a key reason they attend school regularly.
Nutrition directly improves:
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attendance
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concentration
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physical and cognitive development
🌱 Holistic Child Development
Children need more than books and food.
We support:
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emotional and social development
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basic health and hygiene needs
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family and community engagement
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safe spaces for growth
Our programs are designed to support the whole child, not just academic outcomes.
🤝 Humanitarian & Community Projects
Karunika also implements humanitarian projects responding to real community needs, including:
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emergency support
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basic living assistance
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dignity-focused aid for families
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community-level development initiatives
Our guiding principle is respect, dignity, and sustainability.
Our Achievements
Trusted locally. Accountable internationally.
✔ Mid-Day School Meals
Karunika provides daily school meals to hundreds of children, significantly improving:
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school attendance
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learning outcomes
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child health
This program has become one of our most impactful life-saving interventions.
✔ Family by Heart Program
Our flagship program, Family by Heart, supports long-term sponsorship of individual children.
Through this program:
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over 500 children receive continuous care
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families gain stability and support
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children stay in education year after year
Unlike short-term aid, Family by Heart creates permanent life change.
✔ Stationary Care & Tuition Facilities
Near Kathmandu, Karunika operates stationary facilities supporting 15–20 children who require closer, daily care.
For children in remote Himalayan regions, we ensure continuous support through schools, families, and local partners.
Our Approach: Why Karunika Works
Large international organizations such as Save the Children have shown that scale, transparency, and consistency are key to success.
Karunika applies these same principles at a community-rooted level:
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long-term presence, not one-off projects
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clear programs with defined outcomes
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trust built with schools, families, and local authorities
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openness to international partnerships and reporting standards
This is how small foundations grow into internationally trusted actors — without losing their human touch.
Looking Forward: 2026 and Beyond
Our focus for the coming years includes:
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scaling school meal programs to new districts
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expanding Family by Heart sponsorships
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strengthening education quality and teacher support
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building international partnerships with donors, CSR teams, and foundations
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creating new impact-driven programs aligned with global development goals
We are ready to grow — with the right partners.
Join Us in Creating Lasting Change
Real change happens when commitment meets action.
Whether you are:
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an individual sponsor
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a company seeking meaningful CSR
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a foundation looking for trusted local partners
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or a supporter ready to engage beyond donations
Karunika Foundation welcomes you.
📩 Contact: office@karunika.org
Together, we can ensure that more children in Nepal do not just survive —
they thrive.
