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The Karuna club programmes are formulated after thorough consultations eminent educationalists and teachers so as to make them relevant, practical; effective and enjoyable. A fourteen-point programme has been designed as a model to be followed by Karuna clubs.
Karuna International is established to address the following concerns regarding the erosion of value systems in our society:
► Degradation and imbalances in the ecosystem. » The excessive and indiscriminate consumption of non
vegetarian food which leads to the destruction of animal lives. » The need to preserve the cosmic integral unity of the universe
where all natural resource are naturally balanced and
biodiversity is maintained. > The need for humane education worldwide and the importance
of compassion as a way of life.
By inculcating the nutritive values of vegetarian diet, the Karuna movement has transformed the lives of many non-vegetarian teachers and students. Many have voluntarily opted to consume vegetarian diet after understanding the various cruelties caused to poor voiceless animals by non-vegetarian food. By this marked transformation, they indirectly exhibit their compassion and kindness towards poor animals. Highlights: » Karuna International has organized 12 All India Conferences
in which 1000 teachers and activities have taken part in each conference. Also they have organized 8 regional conferences on state levels. We have organized 300 teachers training programmes and 400 students training programmes. They have also conducted thousand of Inter-school competitions on the theme of compassion, non-violence, animal welfare, prevention of cruelty, love for nature and environment and maintaining
ecological balance. >We have published 12 books in English, 12 in Hindi, 5 in
Tamil and 3 in Telugu which are distributed free in all schools
