By Janardhan Choudhary | Project Coordinator
Support to a Leprosy affected person
Many Leprosy affected persons have secondary status in the family as well society . It compel them to live a miserable life. They don't have any service option and care facilities for developing better life conditions. In such circumstances the organized have conducted health check up and provided required medicine . In the winter season there is severe coldness in Bihar, hence distributed blanket to keep them warm and lead a successful life. The organization has also provided them life skill training , which is helping them in living a structured life., which is necessary for for healthy life. It has made favorable change in their status and they have gained confidence as the discrimination has reduced .
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 in sustained manner. 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, Self Care Training and Support for Leprosy affected person.
Success Story
Self Care Training support , Health Checkup & Blanket support to a leprosy affected Person
Mr. Mahesh Manjhi (Name Changed) age 42 Years is a leprosy patient resident of Guzarbag village Islampur block, Nalanda district (Bihar) . He belongs to poorest of the poor family and of caste Schedule Cast family . He faces serious discrimination in the family as well as society and don’t get any basic family need support from family as well as society due to leprosy disease . At the society still there are lot’s of myths and misconception concerning leprosy at the community. Community believe the disease as curse and incurable disease. When organization people visited the village they found as help less , discussed them and found that he is helpless and not able to lead a satisfactory life. In this circumstances the Organization has provided Self Care Training and health Checkup facilities . After health check up they are also provided required medicines . The organization also converged him with Primary Health Centre and provided complete proper treatment . Further the Organization is taking follow up and providing regular health check up and medicines . There is favorable change in myths and misconception concerning leprosy and community are giving him required help and support. Community have clear picture that leprosy patient are same as normal human being .They have believe that after proper treatment leprosy disease can be control. There is great improvement in his status . He is living a healthy and prosperous life. At the end he extend his thanks to SUGAM JAGRITI and The Global Giving Foundation for favorable change in his life. He showed strong believe that without support it was impossible for him to lead a normal life.
we have distributed 12 blankets among helpless Leprosy affected person to save hard coldness, With the support of Globalgiving foundation and donors.
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