Transform communities in Odisha
Across leprosy colonies in Odisha, food and clean water are, tragically, still luxuries.
Today, you can fund a community farm to help families break the chains of hunger by providing a sustainable food source, or you can bring vital clean water to communities by funding a well.
A Community farm, with plants and fruit trees, costs £160 and a community farm with crops and livestock costs £250.
£800 will provide a Community well.
Together we can transform communities in Odisha.
Why leprosy?
Every two minutes, someone is diagnosed with leprosy. That's more than 200,000 new cases a year. Although it is curable, millions of people worldwide are living with the effects of the disease, from physical disability to mental health problems, poverty and discrimination.
How we do it
Everything we do is focused on our goals of zero leprosy transmission, zero leprosy disability and zero leprosy discrimination. We work in four key areas to achieve this.
Our Mission
We are a global Christian organisation leading the fight against leprosy. Following Jesus Christ, we seek to bring about transformation; breaking the chains of leprosy and empowering people to attain healing, dignity and life in all its fullness.
Diagnosing and treating leprosy
Caring for disabled people
Fighting stigma and advocating for change
Pioneering research
In 2022...
Over 40,000 people in the community were screened by health workers and female community health volunteers in Nepal
1 million people heard radio messages raising awareness about leprosy in Niger
The team diagnosed 970 people with leprosy amid conflict in Mozambique
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