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…
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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…
A Mother’s Pain
Deserted by her two surviving children out of 6 (four males and two females), Ma Ige Buba is a 60 year old woman from Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State who was recently diagnosed of leprosy. When the staff…
Nana & Rashida’s Story
In this quarter, the TLMN team carried out a vocational education training exercise in Dakwa Leprosy Community in the FCT, to equip the women with basic skills for income generation. This training was part of the activities lined up for…
2018 Annual Country Learning.
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria held her 2018 Annual Country learning (ACL) workshop from 6th to 9th of November, 2018. The four-day workshop had over 34 participants comprising of staff of TLM Nigeria, partners from TLM Sweden, TLM Australia, TLM England…
2019 World Leprosy Day Celebration.
Despite the global efforts to repeal laws that discriminate against those affected, leprosy has become a metaphor for stigma. People affected by leprosy and those living with leprosy-related disabilities in Nigeria are ostracized, forced to leave their homes, pushed to…