RECLAIM - Releasing the Energy and Capabilities of Leprosy Affected Individuals and other Marginalised

RECLAIM is the main project arm of the LLSC Community Programme. Commencing in 2011, this project builds on the previous stigma elimination project (STEP). It focuses on participatory development through Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Self Care Cells (SCC). It's funding comes from American Leprosy missions (ALM) and The Leprosy Mission (TLM)-Canada.

Its main aim is to empower leprosy-affected and other marginalised and disabled people through a wide range of skill development training programs, microcredit loan schemes with some basic health and nutrition inputs.  These include:

• Training of trainers-Self Care Programme
• Training in Rights-Based Approaches to programming
• Human Rights Orientation sessions
• Training in Organizational Development 
• Training for SHG-facilitators in facilitator skills development
• Leadership training to SHG’s district committees
• Counselling Training
• Vocational Training
• Book Keeping Training
• Recording & Reporting Training
• Gender Training
• Adult literacy classes
• Early childhood development sessions
• Nutrition support for malnourished community children
• Medical support for needy SHG members
• Special support for disabled people in the community

​A RECLAIM Symposium was convened with great success, 25-26 August 2014, at LLSC. 

A Summary Report can be downloaded here

VAP - Village Alive Project

The Village Alive Project is a community based integrated health and development project. It aims at improving the health, nutrition and socioeconomic status of low-caste (Dalits) poor people in selected villages, through women's groups, farmer groups, and primary health care.

• Woman's group established and running
• Adolescent girl’s group established and running
• Selection of a Rural Health Facilitator (RHF) from the women's group members.
• Antenatal care for mothers
• Deliveries attended by trained and supervised RHF or at health facility
• Immunisation of children under 1 year old
• Non-formal education programme for women and young girls in each village
• Savings and loan scheme for the woman's group in each village
• Women’s group discussions on ante-natal and post-natal care, hygiene and sanitation, family planning, immunisation and women’s rights

Rekhdekh Chautari (Platform for disability prevention)

This is a continuing project that encompasses LLSC's Outpatient and Diagnostic services, and extending their outreach so as to manage leprosy patients in convenient community- based POID and satellite clinics. The project has been helpful in

• reducing the percentage of patients with WHO Grade 1 (G1D) or Grade 2 (GD2) impairments.
• decreasing the numbers of patients progressing from Grade 1 to Grade 2 disability.
• increasing number of leprosy-affected people affected by leprosy attending community POD clinics rather than LLSC

Schools and Children's Support Project - United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG-Geneva)

For several years the UNWG have funded a project for supporting needy schools and schoolchildren in Districts surrounding LLSC. This has provided thousands of school uniforms, school books, stationary, school bags, soap and towels, as well as school furniture, and daily nutritional feeds.

It also provided scholarships for selected needy bright children. Also during 2013 the UNWG project extended its support to strengthening and equipping the LLSC Inpatient Department School, and supporting the hospital management treatment and reconstructive surgery of children affected by leprosy.

CAP-DLEP - Change Agent’s Participation in District Leprosy Elimination Project (LLSC-CAP-DLEP)

ASHA  -  A USAID-funded infrastructure development project through American Leprosy Missions

SMILE  -  Support and Manage Integrated Leprosy Elimination and Prevention of Disability Project

Projects

Projects

Current ...

• RECLAIM  -  Releasing the Energy and Capabilities of Leprosy Affected Individuals and other Marginalised
• VAP  -  Village Alive Project
• Rekhdekh Chautari  -  Platform for disability prevention
• CAP-DLEP - Change Agent’s Participation in District Leprosy Elimination Project (LLSC-CAP-DLEP)

In the Pipeline ...

• ASHA  -  A USAID-funded infrastructure development project through American Leprosy Missions
• Schools and Children's Support Project - United Nations Women's Guild (UNWG-Geneva)
• SMILE  -  Support and Manage Integrated Leprosy Elimination and Prevention of Disability Project
• Lalvasti Development Project - an ultra-poor community development project supported by NLT/Ireland
• School support project for Shree Janata Sukumbasi School at Vijaybasti Tole
• ESTHER  -  a partnership project between LLSC and Dept Public Health, Ireland