Real life Stories

After villagers and relatives shunned Kulamani, he decided to leave his family and live in a leprosy colony

Rachna was shunned by her family when she contracted leprosy. Now she wants to stop that happening to others.

Laxmipriya is just 13 years old and has already endured more than most her age. She is from the state of Odisha in India…

"I wanted to help other people affected by leprosy so nobody would suffer like I had in the past.

Bhola was diagnosed with leprosy at just three years old and developed disabilities in his hands and feet.

Mum of four Samida had endured fortnightly fevers and the pain of weeping ulcers for eight years before she heard about one…