Chimsi

January 4, 2009

At 6 years old, Chimsi Nepali, and her younger brother Gore aged 3 years of Gorkha, West Nepal, didn’t understand why their mother  committed suicide in the Darouti river.  Their poor mother Putali, who had leprosy, had experienced severe social rejection and hatred from her own people.  Her four children were left on their own.…

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Jaya Kumar

January 4, 2009

Victimised…… After being treated for leprosy, Jaya Kumar Trained in leatherwork. Jaya Kumar is a devout Christian who chooses to make Bible bags rather than any other Leather products.   TLM (The Leprosy Mission)  placed an order for bags early last year.  Then,  in September, they received terrible news form Kamal Shrestha at NLT: ‘Jaya Kumar…

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Sushila

January 4, 2009

written by Victoria Elliot, Podiatrist at LLSC in January 2006 Sushila, is a 70-year-old lady, who tells a sad story and one that challenges our rehabilitation skills to the maximum. Her ethnic caste is not a common one; Jhapa district has only 58,024 Rajbansi people. (CBS 03) She is from Itta-Bhatta in Jhapa. The Rajbansi…

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