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Shanti Sewa Griha
(Peaceful Helping Home) is the name of our leprosy and medical clinic
project, where some of the most desperate of the poor and ill are helped.
Leprosy still carries a terrible stigma and often the afflicted are not
only sick, but outcastes, cut off from any contact with their community.
Yet, leprosy is curable and the individuals who have this condition can
receive vocational training despite disfigurement and loss of fingers
which sometimes occurs. Given medical treatment, job training, respect
and love, these former outcastes have the chance to live a meaningful
life.
Shati Sewa Griha Leprosy clinic.
Children of leprosy patients are
placed in school
as part of the Shanti Sewa Griha project.
The Shanti Sewa Griha family.
Leprosy, when untreated often creates
secondary
health problems like the loss of digits. This often leave
the leprosy sufferer with little hope for employment.
Former leprosy patients are trained
to produce
handicrafts to support themselves and their families.
Women, many of whom have sufferred
from leprosy,
are trained in serving and crafts at Shanti Sewa.
At Shanti Sewa block printed and
hand painted textiles
are produced for sale to help support the project.
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