SARATU’S STORY – A New Dawn for Saratu
"Before now, I depended on begging to make a living. Every morning I would trek 5 to 10 kilometers daily to beg for alms. Life as a person affected by leprosy was far from easy."
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YUNUSA’S STORY – Ability in Disability
At age 24, Yunusa decided to start a business. With little or nothing, he started selling soft drinks, which he would collect on credit from shop owners and resell with little gain. In the course of his business, Yunusa took ill and spent all he had on medical bills after which he became bankrupt.
NANA & RASHIDA’S STORY – Vocational Education Training Exercise in Dakwa Yields
This training was part of the activities lined up for the implementation of the EDPOSD project – a project aimed at enabling disadvantaged populations to drive sustainable development in 5 states
A life transformed — Suleiman Yusuf.
The plights of young people from leprosy-affected communities is undoubtedly one of the most psychologically traumatizing experiences one can have. Faced with extreme poverty, joblessness, discrimination, hunger, health challenges, lack of education, unemployment and homelessness that comes with the conditions…
Miriam’s Story
Widowed at 41, Mariam Abu is a mother of 6 who has suffered a great deal in the hands of poverty. Left with the responsibility of 5 children and a terribly sick son, Mariam has been living from hand to…
Motunrayo — Success Stories from Kwara
Motunrayo Monsurat, 47 became crippled mysteriously at 7years. Born into a poor family in Oro Ago community in Kwara state, her parents resorted to alternative medicine to cure her of this sudden affliction. However, the inability of traditional and even…
Ability in disability
Nearly everyone faces hardships and difficulties at one time or another, but for people with disabilities, barriers can be more frequent and have greater impact. Paralysis is the most severe symptom associated with polio because it can lead to permanent…
Enabling Disadvantaged Populations to Drive Sustainable Development in Nigeria (EDPOSD)
In 2018, The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) in collaboration with its partner launched the EDPOSD project. This project is aimed at bringing lasting change to vulnerable populations, by supporting and enabling community members especially disadvantaged groups (including people affected by…
Portable Water For Gidan Goyo Settlement, Amanawa Community
For over 36 years, Gidan Goyo settlement in Amanawa community lacked access to portable drinking water. Residents trekked as far as 3 Kilometers in search of water in nearby communities where they paid as much as N50 — N100 for…
2019 STAFF CONFERENCE.
In May 2019, TLM Nigeria embarked on her annual staff conference and retreat with the theme: Walking in the Will and Purpose of God (Matt. 6:10). The four-day retreat was a time set aside for staff, volunteers and board members…