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Karuna Trust , instituted in 1986 , is a public charitable trust , affiliated to the Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra, located in BR Hills. The Trust began as a response to the prevalence of leprosy (21.4 per 1000 population) in yelandur Taluk , Chamarajnagar district.prevalence of leprosy dropped from 21.4/1000 population in 1987 to 0.28/1000 in 2005. From Leprosy control , Karuna Trust diversified into epilepsy , mental health , tuberculosis and eventually , management of the PHC at gumballi .Over the years , the scope of the trust's work has grown to include various other health aspects as well to integrated rural development.

Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam inaugurated the ANM Training School of Karuna Trust during the 20 years anniversary of Karuna Trust. Photo at BR Hills. October 15th 2006

Vision

Our Vision is for a society in which we strive to provide an equitable and integrated model of health care, Education and Livelihoods by empowering marginalized people to become self-reliant.

Mission

Our mission is to develop a dedicated service minded team that enables holistic development of marginalized people ,through innovative replicable models, with a passion for excellence.

The main focus areas are health , education and livelihoods , with public-private partnership initiatives , in addition to implementing replicable and innovative models in these areas. Karuna Trust believes in community-based , people-oriented, need-based , culturally acceptable methods using appropriate technology with minimum cost to the community.

References to VGKK & Karuna Trust in Dr. Kalam's speeches