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Moulding children affected by leprosy into leaders

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s (TLMTI) Children Unite for Action (CUFA) project conducted a training workshop for children affected by leprosy supported by the project with education scholarship, in New Delhi, on November 29-30, to mould them into leaders.
A total of 33 children and 10 community volunteers from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and West Bengal took part in the workshop.

An affirmative action law to restore the dignity of people affected by leprosy

It’s a heartening development that the Supreme Court of India has taken up the issue of bringing in a positive law (an affirmative action law) that recognises the rights of people affected by leprosy and promotes their social inclusion.

It has changed now!

Sharing the best practices to address disability effectively

Identifying the best way of doing something (best practices) and sharing them is critical to continuous improvement. This helps bring everyone up to their highest level of performance. And that’s what The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s (TLMTI) CREATE project, along with National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) (http://www.niepmd.tn.nic.in/
), did in a 3-day national-level workshop for sharing best practices by DPOs (disabled peoples’ organisations).

TLMTI at Hindustan Times-Shine HR Conclave

At the 52nd edition of the Hindustan Times Shine HR Conclave held in Gurugram (Gurgaon) on March 23, The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI), the charity partner of the Conclave, highlighted the issue of leprosy, which is a national health concern.