NLT Stories
New House for Somani
Somani Devi Mandal, a resident of Basatpur 4, Sarlahi district, who has lost one leg due to leprosy, is a person living in poverty. She lives in the house made by Lalgadh for her. There are 3 people in the family. Herhusband used to work as a labourer and he used to earn his living…
Read MoreCaring for Dauna
Dauna Devi Paswan, a leprosy affected and single woman, is an elderly woman resident of Nigaul Mahottari. After the death of her husband and the marriage of her only daughter in Sarlahi, she has been living alone. In the beginning she could cook and eat by herself, but now she can’t. Her neighbour is now…
Read MoreNLT’s work goes on… Sangeeta’s story
Those of you who receive our newsletters will know of Sangeeta, the lady that was delivered to the doors of Lalgadh Hospital in July in a critically ill state, having been abandoned a month before by her community and husband because of the damage that leprosy is inflicting on her. We are seeing more people…
Read MoreA Sad Goodbye to Mainudin
Some of you will be familiar with the story of Mainudin, and he features in several of the posts on this site. We are very sorry to report that Mainudin passed away around the end of April 2021. Mainudi was one of our Self Help group heros, and had been unwell for some time with…
Read MoreA New Chapter for Mainudin
Mainudin Dafali, now aged 48, suffered stigma and rejection all his life because he came from a family affected by leprosy. His own symptoms began when he was very young but he was not diagnosed with leprosy until he was nine years old, when a healthcare survey team saw him walking across a field and…
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