Community Projects
What We Do
Community Projects
Our projects are designed to transform the lives of people and communities who have experienced leprosy, disabilities, and other Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Our community projects are focused on holistic care
We want people who engage with our projects to experience life in all its fullness. This means our projects aim to achieve full life transformation through supporting people with livelihoods, medical care, savings, mental health support, and the tools they need to achieve a full life.
Our Community Projects
Nepal
Jhapa Leprosy Reduction
The rate of child leprosy in Jhapa are higher than the national average. Child leprosy cases is an indication of active leprosy transmission in a community. Working in 6 municipalities across Jhapa, Eastern Nepal, the project aims to reduce leprosy transmission rates in children to less than 10% of all leprosy cases.
Indonesia
Leprosy Friendly Village Desaku
Villages are important places for people to have community and a sense of belonging. Unfortunately, due to misinformation and a lack of understanding, patients with leprosy are marginalised, feared and discriminated against, even by the health workers who are suppose to be treating them.
Indonesia
Urban Leprosy, Kotaku
The urban population, particularly around the capital city of Jakarta is rapidly expanding with rural migration, as people come to the city in search of work. With the high cost of living in cities, many people end up living in urban slums, where there is inadequate housing, poor sanitation, poor hygiene and crowded living environments. These conditions increase the risk of leprosy transmission.
The Leprosy Mission Australia is a member of the Australian Council for International Development and is a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct. The Code requires members to meet high standards of corporate governance, public accountability, and financial management. The Leprosy Mission Australia is committed to full adherence to the ACFID Code of Conduct. More information about the ACFID Code of Conduct may be obtained by contacting The Leprosy Mission Australia or visiting the ACFID website. Complaints relating to a breach of the ACFID Code of Conduct can be made to the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee.
We are committed to disability-inclusive development.
The Leprosy Mission Australia is a member of the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand, a network of organisations that support fairness in prices and wages, improved market access and poverty alleviation.