A Gift in Your Will

Legacy giving makes the world a better place, for generations to come. Our vision is a world free from prejudice and discrimination due to leprosy and lymphatic filariasis, and a gift in your will can bring us one step closer to this.

We understand that your loved ones will always come first, but after you have taken care of them, would you consider remembering those most vulnerable, most marginalised, often forgotten, by leaving a gift in your will? Every third person we help is because of a gift left in a will.

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Your gift will make a difference

A gift in your will of any size makes a difference to people in the most difficult of circumstances. Even just 1% of your will can change lives.

How your legacy could change lives

• £140 will train 30 government health care workers about leprosy enabling them to recognise the symptoms
• £266 funds a medical officer for one month to diagnose and treat leprosy
• £510 will fund a community outreach worker for one year, helping to spot the symptoms of leprosy 
• £1,040 funds a nurse for a year to care for patients after reconstructive surgery
• £3,211 pays for a surgeon to undertake 450 reconstructive surgeries to restore mobility in a year
• £10,100 enables a mobile footwear van to travel a state to provide shoes for people affected by leprosy, alleviating pain and restoring a sense of normality 
• £13,200 will pay for a new health education van, allowing us to raise awareness about leprosy to whole communities

Lepra's free will writing service

If you haven’t yet made a will, or would like to update your existing one, Lepra offers a free will-writing service through the National Free Wills Network to anyone aged over 18, living in the UK.

Gifts in wills are the heart of our support; in fact, every third person we help is the result of such a gift.

Making a will is the best way to ensure that your money, property, and other assets go to the people and causes you care about. Without a will, these may not be distributed as you would like.

Leaving a gift in your will is a very personal decision, if you have any questions about gifts in wills, or about our work in general please do get in touch. You are of course under no obligation to leave Lepra a gift in your will.

How it works

You’ll receive a welcome pack by mail or email. It will include details of nearby solicitors who participate, usually within a 3-mile radius of your address.

To request a welcome pack please contact Glyn Angus by email, phone or post at:

Lepra, 28 Middleborough,

Colchester, Essex. CO1 1TG

e: glyna@lepra.org.uk

t: 01206 216 700

Thank you for considering this opportunity, your support is invaluable.

A lifetime of kindness

Ian and Dorothy Reader have supported Lepra for over 35 years. Their commitment to our work is also reflected with a personal decision to leave a gift in their will to Lepra, allowing us to continue our work to beat leprosy. Read their story in A lifetime of kindness.

Get in touch

Leaving a gift in your will is a very personal decision, if you have any questions about gifts in wills, or about our work in general please contact Glyn who would be delighted to help. Glyn can be reached at glyna@lepra.org.uk or by calling 01206 216700.