By Janardhan Chaudhary | Project Coordinator
Blanket Support to Leprosy affected Person
About the Organisation: Sugam Jagriti is a registered Social humanitarian organisation working with the aim "To establish a self reliant and equal society with the value of peace, equity, Justice and homogeneity''. Sugam Jagriti work for the betterment of poor people regardless of religion, caste, race, ethnicity or gender.
Sugam Jagriti is Registered Under Societies Registration Act 21/1860, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by Ministry of Home Affairs, Income Tax Exemption u/s 12A & 80G.
The organization focus on developing resource pool from the same community through developing their skills and capability in various community issues, so that they can be a resource for the community. Communities co-invest with them and donors by for the programmes, deciding and implementing them. They involve Community Based Organizations (CBOs), PRI, corporates and individuals throughout the world as partners and supporters of integrated development in Bihar.
We are actively working for increase self confidence, betterment & Dignity to Leprosy affected persons through Self Care Training, Awareness Generation, Health Checkup.
Blanket Support to Leprosy affected Person
Mr. Ramashish Singh (Name Changed) age 62 Years is a leprosy patient living at Barai, Dist.- Nalanda. He belongs to poor family and don’t get any support from family as well as society due to leprosy disease . There are lot’s of myths and misconception concerning leprosy at the community and treated as a secondary person due to social myths . They have believe that it is incurable disease. When organization people visited they see Mr. Ramashish Singh as help less , than further decided for support. He provided Self Care Training and health Checkup and also trained on life style as life skill. The organization also brought him to the Primary Health Centre and provided complete proper treatment. He is getting continuous health check up and treatment. Now he is able to lead a proper life with improved confidence and status. Myths and misconception in the community has also minimized after regular sensitization , they are now not seeing leprosy patient with skewed eye . They have believe that after proper treatment leprosy disease can be control. After health treatment & Self Care Training health status of Mr. Ramashish Singh has also improved . He is also started getting support from family and society . He is living a healthy and prosperous life.
In this year there is severe coldness in the winter season and a lot of Leprosy affected persons with no proper housing and clothing are being badly effected . Mostly Leprosy Affected Person are the neglected section in the community and family and they don’t get proper clothing , Care and housing facilities and hence face challenge in the cold seasons. In this situation there are death cases also in the state . In this circumstances the organization staffs visited and identified most vulnerable persons , who are facing lack of clothing in the severe winter seasons and who don’t have any support and source of getting warm clothing . In such circumstances they were selected for blanket support and provided blanket to them. After getting blanket they become very happy as they can sleep in the night without fear of coldness.
With the support of GlobalGiving Foundation, we have distributed Blanket among Needy Leprosy Affected Persons.
They extended thanks to the Donor, Sugam jagriti and GlobalGiving Foundation for blanket support,.
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