Over the past thirty years the Rufiji Leprosy Trust funding has provided many educational opportunities for people living in Kindwitwi and villages nearby.
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Salum, the village shoemaker shares with us the latest leprosy updates and news from Kindwitwi.
News from the village
In August, James Steel paid a visit to Kindwitwi. James is a colleague of one of the trustees of the Rufiji Leprosy Trust, Geoff O’Donoghue. He stayed at the Father Robin memorial rest house and spent four days getting to know Kindwitwi and the surrounding areas. Here James reflects on […]
What’s so special about Kindwitwi?
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and this year’s theme is “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”. Empowering, inclusiveness and equality is something we continually strive for. The stigma of leprosy has long been attributed to the physical deformities associated with leprosy. As a place […]