“We are seeking the cooperation and participation of all people … Help us as we eliminate an ancient scourge: the utterly needless discrimination surrounding leprosy”

Yohei Sasakawa

About SILF

To overcome the stigma against those
affected by leprosy is to bring about a
change in mindsets, a task that is
more daunting than merely providing
facilities and funds. We at SILF
realize that it is going to be a
long journey ...

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 ...

SILF proposes to work with employers to open employment opportunities for leprosy affected with the requisite skills. But it is not necessary that all will be absorbed ...

To draw the leprosy affected people away from the demeaning and soul destroying activity of begging, viable and alternate means of livelihood to be generated ...

The first three
areas of work
involve working
directly with leprosy affected people to provide them opportunities to enhance their skills ...