The Bara District of Nepal is one of the worst leprosy-affected areas in the country. Poverty is widespread, with most people engaged in subsistence farming or other high-labour low-return work.  Access to health care is limited, and so it is here that the Leprosy Mission New Zealand focuses its work.

CAP Project (Community Active Participation) - this project improves the social and economic outcomes of those affected by leprosy, other disabled people and those who have been socially excluded. Self-help groups are at the heart of the CAP Project and have been a vital part of its success. They have given hope to people who have come to expect little from life after years of living in poverty while facing stigma and discrimination on a daily basis. Each group is made up of community members who are socially and economically excluded due to leprosy or disability.


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