Continuing its support for Matthieu Ricard’s global humanitarian organization, Karuna Shechen, Filmages produced a short documentary featuring the low-cost, high-educational impact of Bamboo Schools. The goal of the Bamboo Schools project is to bring education to children from disadvantaged communities in Nepal. Beginning in 2000, the project now operates 8 Bamboo Schools, of which 3 have been built with Karuna Shechen’s financial aid, providing free education to around 15,000 students. The film follows the initiator of this project explaining his life’s mission, and how,…

The Shechen Clinic in Kathmandu is a charitable institution helping people in need. Its original feature is that it features allopathic, homeopathic, and traditional Tibetan medicines. But it also provides many other services such as counselling for those struggling with alcohol and drug abuse, and family planning. Filmages has been supporting the Karuna-Shechen humanitarian organisation since 2003, including branding, printed material such as brochures, leaflets, annual reports, website, and overall communication strategy.  

Gold Winner - AVA Awards 2010 & Platinum Winner - Hermes Creative Awards 2009 Visit Karuna Shechen's Website here Check out Matthieu Ricard's award-winning website and blog, designed by Filmages