Supa Thejan

Social Enterprise Manager

Supa Thejana

Role:      Social Enterprise Manager

Started at TLMA:             2015

What is the best thing about working with TLMA?

Just like Jesus, we continue to change the lives of people with leprosy or disability or marginalised through every single action we take at our work. We not only provide artisans with a dignified income but also we help cure, restore and care for people affected by leprosy disability and make a positive impact on the environment through our fundraising activities.

How has your career grown since joining the TLMA ?

I joined the TLMA family as a fresh graduate with no experience in the sector. The Leprosy Mission has provided me with all the training and career development programs in order for me to excel within my role.

How does TLMA mission drive you?

My goal is to be efficient and productive in my work so that we can deliver the best outcome for people in need so they can be included in society and have all the assistance they require.

Who would be best suited to working at TLMA?

A person who wants to help marginalised people in hidden communities, a person who wants to change this world to a better place not only for all human beings but also for other species.

What is the one thing in life that you can’t live without?

Internet

What's your favourite food?

Fried Rice

What is your favourite hobby/activity?

Cricket

Eva Lee

International Programs Officer

Eva Lee

Role: International Programs Officer

Started at TLMA: 2021

What is the best thing about working with TLMA? It’s great to work with people who are motivated, supportive and enthusiastic about the work of the organisation.  They are the people who make stressful, busy days more manageable.  In addition, I love the diversity of my job.  One day I might be completing paperwork, or meeting with overseas partners but on another day I could be in rural Nepal, seeing how people with leprosy have been helped by our projects. 

How has your career grown since joining the TLMA ?

I joined TLMA with no knowledge of the sector.  I felt so lost and very unsure of myself at first.  However, the team has broaden my understanding of how to help people who live on the margins of society and how we demonstrate God’s love in action.  The TLMA family has taught me skills not just needed for my role, but has given me opportunities to understand how other departments and roles in the sector work.  They also challenged me to explore and build connections outside of the organisation.  In addition, I have grown personally in my thinking and understanding of the issues within our world.

How does TLMA mission drive you?

Being part of a mission that has a clear goal of desiring to defeat leprosy in our life time and knowing that your job helps to bring transformation in the lives of people who have lost hope is not something that everyone has the opportunity to do.  For me, knowing that my work can bring change for the better (no matter how small) is very motivating for me.

Who would be best suited to working at TLMA?

Someone who is up for challenges, willing to try new things and has a passion for following Jesus’s example to help those who are the poorest of the poor.

What is the one thing in life that you can’t live without?

Books

What's your favourite food?

Cake – any type of cake! (also something I feel I can’t live without!)

What is the most interesting country you have been to?

Bhutan – always seems to hold so many mysteries within their high mountains!

What is your favourite hobby/activity?

Curling up in a comfy chair with a good book and a coffee.