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On Mandela Day, Nelson Mandela’s words invite us to consider freedom as something we help unlock for others. For people...
one person is diagnosed with leprosy.
Your care is so desperately needed – to stop another child from the suffering Nisha’s had to endure. To stop leprosy in its tracks, before it destroys the life of one more child…
Did you know that the armadillo is one of the few animals that can contract leprosy and pass it to humans?
By collecting and returning containers, you’re helping protect the planet and changing lives for people affected by leprosy.
On Mandela Day, Nelson Mandela’s words invite us to consider freedom as something we help unlock for others. For people affected by leprosy, freedom can mean movement, treatment, work, participation, restored dignity and the chance to live without being reduced by fear.
As Japan publicly confronts the legacy of leprosy, its story offers an opportunity to reflect on Australia’s own history—and the voices reminding us that stigma still lingers.
For NAIDOC Week, The Leprosy Mission Shop celebrates First Nations artists through gifts from Australian suppliers, featuring artwork rich in story and connection to Country.
Day after day, kilometre after kilometre, an ambitious idea slowly became real. When we first wrote about 23-year-old Om Satija earlier this year, the One India Run had only just begun…
You probably don’t think about armadillos too much. You might know that they have hard shells. Or that they can roll up into a ball to escape danger. But what a lot of people don’t know is that there’s another very big reason armadillos are so important – they can get leprosy too.
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