Learning Hub — Impact

You Can Provide the Gift of Going Home to people like Bajrangi Bajrangi is staying in the self-care unit at Anandaban Hospital right now. Though his leprosy is cured, the hospital he was treated at did not teach him proper self-care. Because of this, he has returned to hospital again and again. With the support of people like you, Bajrangi can have the gift of Going Home. 27 years ago, Bajrangi was diagnosed with leprosy. The hospital diagnosed him, and gave him MDT. It cured him, but several years later, Bajrangi noticed that a wound in his leg refused to...

Leprosy can be cured — and that is wonderful! But a cure doesn’t stop with Multi-Drug Therapy. There are women like Hira, who face complications and severe reactions from leprosy. And their cure involves a lot more. Hira is a single mother. Her husband left to work in another country, and she hasn’t heard from him in 12 years. One of her sons is finishing up his schooling, but her younger boy had to drop out. They couldn’t afford to pay his tuition. 3 years ago, Hira thought she was having an allergic reaction. Her face was patchy, her neck...

When Bel got leprosy, it attacked his body. He was left with physical disability, which made it hard for him to take care of his family. “I have very little arable land,” Bel tells us. “The production is not enough for the whole year. I was having difficulty managing the financial situation.” Bel was talking about his problems with a friend, who had a suggestion. What if Bel took up beekeeping? It takes less physical exertion to produce the same value. Bel was inspired! He proposed the business to his local cooperative that he was supported to join - formed...

You might ask, what use is $5 for a child like Shanti, threatened by leprosy? The answer is: life-changing! Especially when your $5 gift is multiplied by a new 5:1 Government Grant! When I was in Nepal a few weeks ago I saw the value of $5. That’s all it costs in Jhapa, Nepal to screen a child for leprosy – so the disease can then be cured early with Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), and lifelong disability prevented. Buying gifts from The Leprosy Mission shop, shows you have a true heart for helping people with practical care. With your support now,...

Do you remember Rhitik? We shared his story with you a little while ago.  Around 4 years ago, Rhitik found an ulcer on his right big toe. It caused him a lot of pain, and stopped him from doing a lot of things. His friends would ask why he couldn’t play with them, and he had to tell them he was injured. It’s been years now since he was able to join in with them, and it makes Rhitik upset that he is unable to play.  Leprosy had infected the bone in his foot. Rhitik travelled to The Leprosy Mission...