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In-depth training in detecting new cases of leprosy

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s SOAR project (Securing Opportunities towards Advancing Revenue) has recently organised a five-day training workshop, in partnership with the Government of India’s National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), on leprosy

A day of learning and merry-making for members of Children’s Parliaments

April 24 was a day of learning and merry-making for members of 19 Children’s Parliaments in Amravati district of Maharashtra. The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s IHDID project (Inclusive Holistic Development of Individuals with Disabilities) organised a summer camp in Chikhaldara, Maharashtra, where 195 children attended (of them, 26 were children with various disabilities).

Efforts to empower women, initiatives to promote sustainable livelihood

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s PARTI project (Partnerships, Advocacy, Research and Training towards Inclusion), has successfully completed a 3-month training course in cutting and tailoring for women affected by leprosy/with disabilities, in Alambadi, in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu.

Eliminating barriers: Meet the access auditors from TLMTI

The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI), in association with CBM India Trust, trained 13 of its staff in access audit, in a 3-day access auditor training workshop conducted from March 26-28, at TLM Kothara Hospital, in Maharashtra.

Winning is a matter of attitude

Sitting quietly on the hospital bed, he stared into space. The snow-white clouds rolling merrily along the deep blue sky didn’t interest him. The halo of melancholy around him thickened every moment. He turned his gaze to his lap. A tear rolled down his cheek and fell on the open book resting on his lap, smudging his name – Kishan Kumar – written in blue ink.