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An empowered Pushpa Devi creates change in her village

Self-help is the best help. Coming from an impoverished background, Pushpa Devi started her education at the age of 41 to become an epitome of success for her community and is continuing to set an example for others to follow.

Empowering Gram Pradhans to bring a change in their villages

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s Women’s Empowerment through Advocacy, Livelihood Training and Health (WEALTH) project , in association with the Block Development Office, Ramnagar and Fatehpur blocks of Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, organised a 2-day workshop to sensitise Gram Pradhans (village heads)

How to turn your adversity into prosperity: Nazma will tell you how

Married at an early age of 13, Nazma was sent back to her parent’s home in Rasoolpanah village, in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, by her husband. This was after two months of marriage as he suspected she had some disease as she was thin and anaemic. “When I came back home, I faced a lot of problems. I had just one set of clothes with me. I used to wash them and wear it every day,” says Nazma

Moving women to the forefront of human rights

The Leprosy Mission Trust India’s WEALTH project (Women’s Empowerment through Advocacy, Livelihood Training and Health) organised a gender awareness programme in Ramnagar village of Barabanki district, in Uttar Pradesh, in partnership with District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), on April 12.