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7 Ways You Can Give Back to Leprosy Patients This Holiday Season

7 Ways You Can Give Back to Leprosy Patients This Holiday Season

by Lexie Stallings | Dec 8, 2020 | Donate, Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach, service, Volunteer

Believe it or not, the year 2020 is finally drawing close to its end! As the holiday season is among us, you may be looking for ways to help someone in need or give back. What better way to make this year brighter than to serve? Did you know there are millions of...

15 Things You May Not Know About Leprosy

by Lexie Stallings | Dec 4, 2020 | Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach

You’ve undoubtedly heard about the ancient disease that divided communities and forced its victims into isolation. But leprosy has been long gone from modern civilizations, right? Actually… no. Unfortunately, millions of people are still enduring the pains, fears, and...
Finding your passion and chasing it!

Finding your passion and chasing it!

by Lexie Stallings | Oct 27, 2020 | Advocacy, Leprosy, service, Service Projects, Stigma, Testimonial, Volunteer

“Passion” is defined as a strong and barely controllable emotion. Have you felt that before about a cause? Whether you were marching in a rally, volunteering for an organization, working on a project or studying something you felt strongly about in school,...
A letter from Rising Star Outreach alumni and pandemic fighting hero

A letter from Rising Star Outreach alumni and pandemic fighting hero

by Lexie Stallings | Sep 29, 2020 | Education, Hope Is Rising, Leprosy, Nursing

Once a Rising Star, always a Rising Star! My name is Sonia!  I was born in an isolated leprosy colony called Bharatpuram, located near a leprosy hospital in the outskirts of Chengalpattu district of Indian southern state Tamilnadu. People affected [by leprosy] face...
Fish Stories: Lessons for a World Caught in a Grisly Pandemic

Fish Stories: Lessons for a World Caught in a Grisly Pandemic

by Lexie Stallings | Sep 1, 2020 | Becky Douglas, Colony Development, Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach, service

It was an eyesore and a health hazard. The pond of standing water in a low-lying area had become a mosquito factory, producing enough of these parasites to torment everyone in the leprosy colony. The waters were stagnant and murky. Mothers worried about their toddlers...
Educating to Empower Youth in Leprosy-Affected Communities

Educating to Empower Youth in Leprosy-Affected Communities

by Lexie Stallings | Aug 13, 2020 | Education, Leprosy, Sponsor A Child, Stigma, Students

Yesterday we commemorated the resilience of youth and their power to change the world by celebrating International Youth Day! This holiday, originally created to raise awareness about the issues faced by youth around the world, has special significance in the push for...
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