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 Tawna Fowler | Apr 5, 2021 | Hope Is Rising, Leprosy, Medical, patients, Rising Star Outreach, Stigma
“In the midst of darkness, light persists.” – Mahatma Gandhi In the Northeastern state of Bihar, India, there is a collective of 22 leprosy colonies served by the Little Flower Leprosy Welfare Association. Little Flower is headquartered in the Sunderpur...
by Lexie Stallings | Mar 15, 2021 | Donate, Education, Hope Is Rising, Leprosy, Rising Star Outreach, Sponsor A Child, Sponsorship, Stigma, Students
Do you believe in your power to change the world? Well, we sure do! You can change the world one life at a time by becoming a sponsor to a Rising Star. Here are 11 reasons why a STARS sponsorship is the best charity sponsorship to get involved with to make your...
by Lexie Stallings | Jan 29, 2021 | Education, Leprosy, Stigma, World Leprosy Day
Whether at a friend’s birthday party or over a holiday dinner, most of us are asked what we do for work. As Rising Star Outreach employees, we love answering this question because we are passionate about what we do and the cause we are behind. Oftentimes,...
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,...
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...
