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A young Indian man in a white shirt stands between two yellow lorries smiling
The Leprosy Mission's CRPD Conference Side Event 2024

At COSP17 The Leprosy Mission is hosting a side event on the right to work and employment for persons with disability in low and middle income countries

UN General Assembly Hall in New York
The Leprosy Mission at the CRPD Conference 2024

The Leprosy Mission will be attending COSP17 to represent the voices of persons affected by leprosy and persons affected by NTDs within this crucial disability rights context

Patrokhola Tea Garden self help group members
Activating and Engaging the Government and People in Partnership

A look at the AEP Project in Bangladesh, which is improving awareness of leprosy through the government, the media, and self-help groups across the country.

Four of our team members in DR Congo
An integrated approach to controlling NTDs in DRC

A look at a project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that is piloting an integrated approach to controlling leprosy, Buruli ulcer and yaws.

Young people in Nepal stand outside their home
Fuelling Opportunities to end Unemployment for Nepalis with Disabilities

This project works in rural areas of Nepal to assist young people in finding work.

woman sat on a hospital bed, smiling at the camera. He right arm is in plaster of paris
Heal Nepal

Heal Nepal works through local communities to provide cutting-edge treatments and care to end suffering and disability caused by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis.

Rajo with a cow she bought with a grant from the NUPIP Project
North West Bangladesh Ultra Poverty Initiative Project (NUPIP)

NUPIP helps the ‘ultra’ poor affected by leprosy to look after their own health and find sustainable ways of making a living, whilst tackling stigma.

Inclusion First

Inclusion First works in Nigeria to build the resilience of people and their families with leprosy-related disabilities so that they can fully participate in all aspects of life.

Mozambique Mission Zero

This new project will improve leprosy knowledge and skills in areas of high transmission, increase early detection of the disease, and ensure that local communities have the skills and confidence to solve their ongoing health and environmental challenges in a way that is relevant to their own local context.

Reducing Leprosy and Increasing Inclusion Programme

This programme works to ensure that people affected by leprosy and/or disability are able to access information, help and support to which they are entitled.

Food distribution in DR Congo during the Covid-19 pandemic
We are able!

Working towards Zero Discrimination, We are able! works to bring access to resources for food security where there has been a protracted crisis.

Nagammal smiles from her wheelchair in one of our hospitals
Inclusive Empowerment India

This project supports people affected by leprosy to manage their disability, to find their own voice within local and district decision making, and to provide for their own families through sustainable livelihood programmes.

A gathering of women in brightly colored saris
Women for Health Advocacy Livelihoods & Empowerment (WHALE)

WHALE seeks to reduce the discrimination and gender inequality women with and without leprosy face in Muzaffarpur, India, getting them involved in their community and empowering them to self-advocate.

Livelihoods and advocacy at Chanchaga Leprosy Community

The project helped the community to find their own voice, access funding, and organise around a sustainable livelihood project that has given new life to the community.

Self-help group members in Bangladesh meet together, sat in a group in plastic chairs
Facilitating for Rights, Entitlements and Empowerment (FREE)

The FREE project aims to improve living conditions for persons affected by leprosy through increasing access to government entitlements and services.

A lady who has benefited from the project smiles to camera
Establishing 700 Self-Help Groups across North Bangladesh

Over 15 years, TLM Bangladesh have established a network of 700 Self-Help Groups, which have now become autonomous Disabled Peoples' Organisations.

A self-care group in Mozambique
Self-care

An overview of our self-care work