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 | 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 | Aug 7, 2018 | Stories of Empowerment
For more videos to share and download, click here. As described by Allison Tueller Communications & Data Manager | Rising Star Outreach Shanti was among the first people I met after arriving in India for the first time. A little jet lagged, I was already...
by Lexie Stallings | Oct 26, 2017 | Stories of Empowerment
Susila lives in the Bharatapuram leprosy colony with her husband. Her husband is a leprosy affected patient and because of his disabilities, she has been the sole provider for fifteen years. After receiving loans, training, and support to grow her business, she’s...
by Lexie Stallings | Oct 26, 2017 | Stories of Empowerment
Jennifer was just a toddler when she began to show the signs and symptoms of leprosy. Discarded and abandoned by her parents as a baby, she was rescued by her grandfather even though he was suffering severe effects from leprosy. He was determined that she have a...
by Lexie Stallings | Sep 6, 2017 | Stories of Empowerment
Story originally told by Becky Douglas Founder & President | Rising Star Outreach When my friend, Padma, first visited a leprosy colony deep in the south of Tamilnadu, she had high hopes of being able to encourage the colony members to stop begging and begin small...
