NLT Stories
Vibya’s Hope for a New Life
“The experience at Lalgadh was wonderful for me…With all the help and support I’ve received I’ve been able to start to take control of my life” Vibya is a sweet and energetic 13 year old girl with an unimaginable past. Originally from India’s Assam State, in her early childhood Vibya and her siblings lived with…
Read MoreKeshav’s Family
Keshav lives in a remote village in the Sarlahi district in south-eastern Nepal. Keshav’s family have lived there for more than two decades and belong to an untouchable caste in the social hierarchy in Terai region. There are only 5 other households around their home. About two years ago, Keshav developed some nodules on his…
Read MoreSumitra
Sumitra is about 65 years old and is a widow and has been affected by leprosy and asthma for many years. She is a Christian and lives in a small village in Dhanusha and was the facilitator for the local Self Help Group that was established in 2004 under the NLT Stigma Elimination Programme, in…
Read MoreSita Ram
Sita Ram is a 55 year old man from a small rural Nepali village in the southern part of Dhanusha District, a few miles from the border with north India. Sita Ram is hard working but very poor, and has 8 children, one of whom is blind. Late in 2013 Sita Ram was finding it…
Read MoreNeelam aged 11
Neelam first came to the attention of staff at Lalgadh when her older sister Poonam was admitted for care to her foot in 2006. Poonam had previously had the serious multibacilliary type of leprosy and her feet had become damaged through anaesthesia. Poonam was just 12 years old then and Neelam would have been about…
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