A child receiving critical care in a hospital while a Karm National volunteer reviews medical documents

Karm National delivers public health solutions at scale, in partnership with the community.

Strengthening Frontlines, Saving Lives

In the remote villages and slums across India, reaching a health centre can take hours — and sometimes, that delay costs lives. For countless mothers, pregnancy has meant hope mixed with fear. We work, alongside government and community, to change that reality.

42+
Villages reached
12k
Lives touched
9 yrs
On the ground
Thematic areas

Karm National is working in five thematic areas.

Health Cell

Delivering public health solutions, treatment support, and community health camps at the grassroots.

Legal Cell

Connecting communities with legal aid, rights awareness, and pro-bono support for the vulnerable.

Crime Cell

Supporting victims, facilitating reporting, and working with authorities for safer neighborhoods.

Anti Corruption Cell

Promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen vigilance in public service delivery.

Women Empowerment Cell

Building skills, leadership, and safe spaces so women can lead change in their communities.

Children receiving critical care treatment through a Karm National health programme
Our story

A movement that began with neighbors helping neighbors.

Karm National started as a small effort by residents to stand by their fellow community members — pooling rides to clinics, sharing medicines, and organizing health camps. That local act of solidarity has grown into a nationwide movement, rooted in the same belief: the people closest to a problem are also closest to its solution.

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Honours

Appreciation & Recognition

The work of Karm National has been acknowledged by government bodies, community leaders, and civil society partners for its sustained impact on the ground.

Hindustan Ki Betiyan Samman 2018 award plaque presented to Saraswati Sharma
2018

Hindustan Ki Betiyan Samman

Nandini Foundation & News India 1

Presented to our founder Saraswati Sharma, social worker from Delhi, in recognition of her artistic and creative contribution to community service and women-led social change.

Saraswati Sharma being felicitated with a bouquet at a community recognition ceremony
Felicitation

Community Felicitation

Local Community Organisers

Honoured on stage by community members and youth leaders for sustained grassroots work in health, legal aid, and women empowerment across Delhi's underserved neighbourhoods.

Voices from the field
"Karm didn't come with answers. They sat, they listened, and helped us in getting timely medical treatment."
— Sunita Devi, Sangham Vihar, New Delhi

Stand with us.

Every rupee, every hour, every voice moves this work forward. Choose how you want to show up.

Stories of hope

A family reunited after defeating cancer.

When cancer struck, the Sharma family feared the worst — not just the disease, but the cost and distance of care. With Karm National's treatment support programme, they received timely medical guidance, financial aid, and emotional accompaniment through every chemotherapy cycle.

Today, they sit together smiling: a mother healed, a family whole, and a future restored. This is the impact your support makes possible.

Help more families heal
A happy Indian family together after successful cancer treatment supported by Karm National