Leprosy is curable.
No child or adult should be excluded from family, community, school or workplace due to the disease. Your monthly support helps change attitudes and fight discriminatory laws that exclude leprosy-affected people from society.
If leprosy is treated early enough, nobody should suffer disability from the disease. You will ensure those with leprosy will not suffer from nerve damage, loss of hands and feet, and loss of independence due to leprosy.
The Leprosy Mission Timor Leste has been fighting the spread of leprosy in the country for more than 20 years. We are committed to eliminating leprosy by 2035.
In Timor Leste, leprosy is not given priority by the Ministry of Health. This has resulted in limited funding, poor coordination and case management of leprosy. Additionally, health professionals are limited in detecting and managing leprosy cases. There is a lack of awareness and knowledge regarding leprosy at national, sub-national, community and all levels of health providers.
There has been an increase in disabilities as a result of leprosy and increase in the number of children detected among new cases. People with disabilities (from leprosy) living in communities also have a limited understanding of how to prevent disabilities.
Your monthly gift of tlc will make a real difference.
Together, we can help protect children from the effects of leprosy.
Please note: Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Due to added security measures, donations below $10 can no longer be processed online. To make a gift $9 or less, please call us on 1800 LEPROSY (1800 537 767).
If the area of need becomes fully funded, your gift will go where most needed.
The Leprosy Mission Australia is a member of the Australian Council for International Development and is a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct. The Code requires members to meet high standards of corporate governance, public accountability, and financial management. The Leprosy Mission Australia is committed to full adherence to the ACFID Code of Conduct. More information about the ACFID Code of Conduct may be obtained by contacting The Leprosy Mission Australia or visiting the ACFID website. Complaints relating to a breach of the ACFID Code of Conduct can be made to the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee.
We are committed to disability-inclusive development.
The Leprosy Mission Australia is a member of the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand, a network of organisations that support fairness in prices and wages, improved market access and poverty alleviation