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Ensuring access to education is essential to lay the foundation on which
the children of leprosy affected households can build a better and more
secure future. Leprosy affected people are by and large, acutely aware
of the importance of educating their children. However, in order to do
so, they are often compelled to send them away to far away hostels and
children’s homes, while the children are still very young. It is
important, therefore, to ensure that the leprosy affected families have
access to local schools where they can educate their children in the
primary classes, without fear of stigma and rejection. SILF proposes to
work with the local private and public schools to encourage them to open
their doors to children from leprosy affected homes. It proposes to
mount a special campaign among schools to raise awareness about the
disease and dispel the fears and
myths associated with it.
Often, children from leprosy affected families are constrained from
pursuing secondary and higher studies by the poor economic status of
their families. SILF with the help of NGOs and other partners proposes
to set up scholarships and loan facilities for those who want to
continue with their studies.
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