
“I choose not to place “DIS”, in my ability.” Robert M. Hensel
The pressure to have sons is terrifying – mothers who bear daughters are cast aside by husbands and in-laws desperate to escape…
ILEP is a consortium of international non-governmental organizations with a shared vision of a world free from leprosy, and an acknowledgment that none of us can achieve this on our own. ILEP members raise funds from public and institutional sources.
“ILEP India’s dedicated support to the National Leprosy Eradication Programme working with Central and State Governments, the leprosy affected and other key stakeholders has the potential to turn the dream of zero leprosy into reality.”





The pressure to have sons is terrifying – mothers who bear daughters are cast aside by husbands and in-laws desperate to escape…

I am Arti Kumari, aged 19-years, not married. I am a native of Bihar, India. I live with my father, mother, brother and sister (married)….

I am Devath Samatha, 14 years of age studying in 9th standard. My parents are Narasimha and Bhagya Lakshmi.








