Lives changed
Real life Stories
Last year we helped over a million people improve their lives. We are proud to always focus on the person and not just the diseases, which is why we want to tell their stories.
Fatema
Fatema, aged 25, living with her husband and 8-year-old son Rahat, is a young woman who was diagnosed with leprosy a few…
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Mr P. Venkat Rao
Mr P. Venkat Rao is seventy years old and lives in a leprosy community at Gannavaran, India.
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Motapothula
Motapothula, aged 60, is a resident of Penugolanu- a small village in the Gampalagudem Tehsil of Krishna district of Andhra…
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Bandarulanka Narayanamma
"My sincere thanks to Lepra and Effect Hope for helping us in these difficult times. Without the support and counselling…
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Pochhamma
Pochhamma started noticing the signs and symptoms of leprosy 10 years ago, after the death of her husband.
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Sukhdev
Sukhdev suffers from physical disabilities caused by leprosy; due to the COVID-19 pandemic he has been unable to earn money…
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