The Kindwitwi Leprosy Patients Ward was founded when father Robin Lamburn, the Anglican Church Missionary from England came to Kindwitwi in 1963. During this time of 1960s and 1970s there were no proper drugs to cure leprosy, instead they used drug called ‘Dap Son’ just to calm down the situation […]
Stigma
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 […]
Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
As part of #GivingTuesday, Tuesday 28 November 2017, we are launching an exciting appeal to raise £5,000, which will be used to support amazing children for the next three years from Kindergarten through to Higher Education. Our William Powell Education Fund for Kindwitwi’s Children is in honour of Bill Powell, […]
Launch of William Powell Education Fund
It’s National Volunteers week in the UK. Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. It takes place from 1st-7th June every year. From people who organise fundraising initiatives to our trustees who give their time voluntarily, we’d like to thank all […]
Thank you to our volunteers
This year World Leprosy Day falls on Sunday 29 January 2017. The day was established by Raoul Follereau in 1954 as a way to raise global awareness of this deadly ancient disease and call attention to the fact that it can now be prevented, treated and cured. World Leprosy Day […]
World Leprosy Day 2017
Leprosy has been feared and misunderstood for millennia. Some of the earliest records about the disease appear on an Egyptian papyrus document around 1550 BC although the bacteria M.leprae is thought to have been around for much longer; in 2009, a 4000-year-old human skeleton was discovered in India with erosion […]