by Tawna Fowler | Jul 19, 2022 | Colony Development, Education, Leprosy, Medical, peery matriculation school, Rising Star Outreach, school, Sponsor A Child, Sponsorship, Stigma, Stories of Empowerment, Students
Above: Raj and his brother at our campus (photo from 2020) Raj* is a 12-year-old boy with a giant smile that lights up a room. He was born in a leprosy community and has just wrapped up his 6th-grade year. That is just a year or so before most kids in his...
by Lexie Stallings | Jun 2, 2022 | Recipes, Rising Star Outreach, Staff, Uncategorized
This easy Indian recipe for fried rice comes from the kitchen of Ms. Irudaya Mary. She is our Colony Development Coordinator. At work, she visits colonies every week, monitoring self-help groups and welfare committees, collecting and updating monthly reports, and...
by Lexie Stallings | Apr 23, 2022 | Education, Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach, Staff
Books allow readers across the globe to experience new worlds or better understand the world we already share. With each turning page between our fingers, we are rewarded with increased knowledge, empathy, and creativity. There is nothing more human than seeking...
by Lexie Stallings | Mar 28, 2022 | Hope Is Rising, Leprosy, Recipes, Rising Star Outreach, Staff, Uncategorized
Food brings families together, transforms strangers into friends, inspires traditions, heals from the inside out, and it does this in every corner of the world. We have asked our friends in India to share the recipes for some of their favorite dishes. Read on and you...
by Lexie Stallings | Sep 28, 2021 | Advocacy, Education, Hope Is Rising, Nursing, peery matriculation school, Rising Star Outreach, school, Sponsor A Child, Sponsorship, Stories of Empowerment, Students
“I am determined to be the best nurse I can be, to be a person of assurance for the patients, to be confident in my skills and abilities to help the patient, and most importantly, to be the patient’s advocate and champion for their health and well-being during a time...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 1, 2021 | My 100 Daughters, Rising Star Outreach, Service Projects, Sponsor A Child, Sponsorship, Students, Testimonial, Uncategorized, Volunteer
This blog post was written by artist and long-time friend of Rising Star Outreach, Laura Lofgreen. When I started the project of drawing 100 girls from India for the coloring book My 100 Daughters with Rising Star Outreach, I was overcome with the beauty and presence...
