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NEWSLETTER OF THE LEPROSY MISSION TRUST INDIA Vol 7 NO 2 JULY SEPT 2015

The power of partnership... that makes difference in the lives of people affected by leprosy

NEW DELHI: In an event organised in Shahdara, New

Delhi, on June 19, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Honble

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt

of India, inaugurated ADIP (Assistance to Disabled

Persons) special distribution camp, where 1,356 aids

and assistive devices were distributed to 592 leprosy-

cured people with disabilities, at a total cost of Rs 61.46

lakhs.

Earlier, in November 2014, TLM Hospital, Shahdara,

New Delhi, had organised a disability assessment camp,

where people affected by leprosy, with disabilities were

assessed for their needs of aids and assistive devices.

Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India

(ALIMCO), a public sector undertaking was mandated to

fabricate the required aids and assistive devices.

In the function organised on June 19, these aids and

assistive devices were distributed free of cost to

people affected by leprosy, in the presence of officers

from Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of

the Government of India, the district administration,

ALIMCO, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Institute for Physically

Handicapped and The Leprosy Mission Trust India

(TLMTI). During the function, the Honble Minister

released Incredible 140, TLMTIs compendium which

contains 140 stories that speak of its history and its

work.

C O M M U N I C A T I O N H U B

Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Honble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt of India, inaugurating the ADIP special distribution camp

2 The power of partnership... | Emergency? Call an ambulance. Weve got one now!3 From the Directors desk | No need to fear ulcer. We have MCR footwear to protect our feet4 Our people, our strength | Internal auditors in the making5 Life changed for a lifetime | Creating linkage with other NGOs6 You can partner with us

Emergency? Call an ambulance. Weve got one now!VADATHORASALUR: As a 20-bedded hospital where about

120 patients come for outpatient consultations every

day; where more than 30 staff work untiringly to provide

superior service; where the hospital staff have to travel 17

km to the city using public transport to collect medicines

for the hospital from the transporters warehouse, TLM

Hospital at Vadathorasalur needed an ambulance badly.

The situation changed on January 9, when the manager

of State Bank of India (SBI), Kallakurichi branch, came to

the hospital in a brand new Tempo Traveller and handed

over the keys of the Tempo Traveller to Dr Chinnaraju,

Superintendent of the hospital. It was SBIs gift to TLMTI

for its work for people affected by leprosy.

The ambulance changed the way the hospital served the

patients. After the ambulance came, the hospital staff

travelled to 53 far-flung villages of Ulundurpet Block to

conduct needs-assessment camps. This has benefitted

1,200 differently-abled people. The hospital has plans to

conduct more village clinics for the benefit of the needy

patients.

M . M A R T H A M M A

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Dear Colleagues,

Effective communication is an important aspect of any individual

and organisation. For an organisation, it serves in building its

image.

In the past few years, our organisational communication has

been evolving in keeping with the emerging changes in the

external environment and the needs of the organisation. For

this to be effective, each of us has a responsibility to make our

communication strategy effective.

We have now established a Communication Hub at the country

office, with a very clearly defined role. It is responsible for

streamlining TLM Indias communications both internal and

external to capitalise on our strengths, and to take advantage

of the various technology, platforms and media available to us.

We hope that in the days to come, our Communication Hub will

be a resource and a repository for all communication materials,

contemporary communication skills and strategy.

As part of this initiative, the Communications Hub is bringing

out our newsletter, TLM TODAY, with a new-look in a different

format and design, which I trust you will enjoy reading.

Regards,

Dr Sunil Anand,

Director,

The Leprosy Mission Trust India

From the Directors desk No need to fear ulcer. We have MCR footwear to protect our feet

SHAHDARA: Delhi Christian Chorus, one of the

oldest choirs in Delhi, donated 400 pairs of Micro

Cellular Rubber (MCR) protective footwear to people

affected by leprosy with anaesthetic feet, at TLM

Hospital, Shahdara, New Delhi. Out of this, 50 pairs

were distributed in a function organised on June 6, at

Shahdara hospital.

Bindu, a 45-year-old woman who received a pair

of MCR footwear said, As the footwear is made

according to the shape and size of my feet, it will help

me in protecting my feet from ulcer, while Brahm Dev,

a 50-year-old man said, The quality of the footwear is

good, and they are socially acceptable.

People affected by leprosy often develop ulcers

on their anaesthetic feet which lead to permanent

disability. They need to use special protective footwear

with MCR insoles to protect their feet from injuries.

It also helps them cover their deformed feet to save

them from stigma.

A pair of MCR footwear costs Rs 300. In 2014,

TLMTI had supplied 17,862 pairs of MCR protective

footwear to people affected by leprosy. TLMTI has a

MCR manufacturing unit in Vizianagaram, Andhra

Pradesh, which has supplied more than a million

pairs of MCR insoles so far to people affected by

leprosy. At present, TLMTI uses 50% of its annual

MCR production, and the rest is used by other NGOs

and Orthotic centres. TLM Hospitals in Kolkata,

Naini, Purulia and Salur have facilities for making

MCR footwear which is supplied to people affected by

leprosy with anaesthetic feet.

MCR protective footwear is a boon to people affected by leprosy with anaesthetic feet as it protects their feet from developing ulcers

C O M M U N I C A T I O N H U B

WEVE CHANGED!A new look for our newsletter

The time has come for a makeover!

After establishing a Communication Hub in TLMTI, were look-ing at ways to communicate with you in a better way. As part of this, weve redesigned our newsletter TLM TODAY add-ing more colour and content to make it exciting. The first thing youll notice is, our newsletter is now in a magazine format with a cover page, followed by five pages. We have plenty of stories and features, all put together in a crisp and creative way.

We will continue improving, incorporating best practices, and connecting more deeply and authentically with you. A big thank you to everyone who helped the Communication Hub bring out this new look newsletter. Editor

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C O M M U N I C A T I O N H U B

Napoleon Hill, the American author, once said, One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile. Willingness to go the extra mile has the power to turn the ordinary into extra-ordinary.

Want to reach newer destinations? Go the extra mile! Mr Vijay Prathap Kattula, Deputy Superintendent, TLM Hospital, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh

Internal auditors in the makingC O M M U N I C A T I O N H U B

NOIDA: A four-day workshop on Audit and Risk Management was organised by TLMTIs Audit and Risk Management domain for 16 second-line managers of various TLMTI units, at Media Centre, Noida, from April 20 to 23. The objective of the workshop was to impart risk management skills to the participants.

The workshop was facilitated by Ms P.K. Jaishree, a Bengaluru-based Chartered Accountant, and Mr Benison Solomon, Domain Head - Audit and Risk Management, TLMTI. The topics covered in the workshop included audit, risk management, internal controls, risk matrix, risk evaluation and audit report writing. Classroom training was followed by a practical training session at TLM Hospital at Shahdara.

Our people, Our strength!

unravelled. In September 2014, Vijay was given the charge of TLM Hospital, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, as Deputy Superintendent.

With Vijay taking charge, Barabanki hospitals fortunes are changing. His innovative ideas for providing improved patient care, local fundraising, greater church relations, utilising vacant land for agriculture have all started showing results. A leader who truly believes in stewardship, the entire Barabanki hospital team under Vijays leadership is motivated to fulfil Gods plan for TLMTI in Uttar Pradesh.

Born on 21st December, 1976 at Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Vijay is a Commerce graduate with a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Finance). He married Aparana in 1998. The couple is blessed with two daughters Jyothsna, their elder daughter is in Junior College, while Baby Lahari, the younger one is in school.

Vijay attributes his success to Gods grace and the support of my superiors. For Vijay, the journey to newer destination continues. How can a person who is always willing to

It was his willingness to go the extra mile that made Mr Vijay Prathap Kattula, who started his career as an office boy with Sahara IndiaPariwar, in 1993, to what he is today. In 1997, Vijay left Sahara IndiaPariwar and joined Hotel Green Park in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He worked there in different positions - as a Bellboy, Receptionist, Cashier, Reservations Asst, Telephone Operator and Front Office Supervisor - till 2006.

A leader who always leads from the front, Vijays philosophy in life is to go the extra mile to ensure that whatever responsibility is given to him, is fulfilled perfectly. In September 2006, God honoured his desire to work with people affected by leprosy, and he joined TLM Hospital, Chandkhuri, in Chhattisgarh, as Administrative Assistant. In October, 2009, he was given the responsibility of the hospital, Vocational Training Centre, snehalaya and other community development projects of TLM, in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. Gods bigger plans for Vijay slowly

Ms P.K. Jaishree, a Bengaluru-based Chartered Accountant took classes on audit, risk management, internal controls, risk matrix, risk evaluation, audit report writing

One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.

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Creating linkage with other NGOs for greater reach and impact

S U R E S H D H O N D G E

The best thing that has happened to me...M A T H A N R A J D AV I D

Leprosy, which affected Abubakkar when he was seven years old, had almost devastated his life his right hand had become more or less non-functional. He, somehow, completed higher secondary school education in Odukathur town where he lived. His father, a painter working on daily wages, could do nothing but worry about his only son!

In 2003, Abubakkar took MDT for one year from Odukathur Primary Healthcare Centre, and then was referred to Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Training Centre, Karigiri, for reconstructive surgery. He underwent reconstructive surgery twice - one for correction of right hand claw and another for thumb drop correction.

Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Training Centre referred him to TLM Vocational Training Centre (VTC), Vadathorasalur, Tamil Nadu, in 2012 for a course in Data Processing and Computer Application. After successfully completing the course, he is now doing his undergraduate course in Computer Application through distance education. At the same time he is working in a private company in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, as a computer operator drawing a decent salary. He earns extra income through on-call computer servicing.

19-year-old Abubekkar feels that the best thing that has happened to him is joining TLM VTC. VTC has helped me and my family to live with dignity, he says.

Abubakkar says the best thing that has happened to him was joining TLMs Vocational Training Centre, where his life was rebuilt

KOTHARA: Inclusive Holistic Development of

Individuals with Disabilities (IHDID) project

conducted a two-day capacity-building programme

on community-based rehabilitation (CBR) for

eight members of Grameen Shramik Pratishthan

SWADHAR, an NGO working in Latur district of

Maharashtra state, from May 24-26.

SWADHAR is planning to expand their work

among all types of differently-abled people, and

they requested TLMTIs expertise in building the

capacity of their staff. The training programme

focussed on topics, like disability, rural community

development, women empowerment, rural poverty

alleviation, disability management, early diagnosis

of leprosy and government social security

schemes. As part of field work, the participants

visited villages where IHDID project is working to

get first-hand knowledge of the process of CBR.

Dr Asha Massey, Superintendent, TLM Hospital,

Kothara and Mr Suresh Dhondge, Programme

Manager, TLMs IHDID project were the resource

persons for the programme.

Through this capacity-building programme,

TLMTI could create linkage with Grameen

Shramik Pratishthan for working with people with

disabilities. People with disabilities from Southern

Maharashtra will be benefitted through this

partnership.

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You can partner with us to bring healing, inclusion and dignity in the lives of people affected by leprosy!ABOUT US

The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI), a member-country of TLM Global Fellowship, is the largest non-governmental organisation (NGO) in India working with people affected by leprosy, people living with disabilities, and other marginalised communities (like women, people from tribal background, etc) for their inclusive development, for over 140 years. TLMTI is registered in India, under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, with its head office in New Delhi.

VISION

TLMTIs vision is: People affected by leprosy living with dignity in transformed communities that have overcome leprosy. To achieve its vision, TLMTI focuses on six major areas: Health, Sustainable Livelihoods, Advocacy, Organisational Development, Partnerships, and Fundraising. Accordingly, TLMTI programmes are in the domains of Health,

Sustainable Livelihoods & Empowerment, Advocacy & Communication, Research & Training, with the domain support of Learning & Development, Finance, Human Resource, Internal Audit & Risk Management and Fundraising domains.

PRESENCE IN INDIA

TLMTI has its presence in nine states of India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) through its 14 hospitals, six Vocational Training Centres (VTCs), seven community development projects, five Snehalayas (for the care of elderly people disabled by leprosy), a Molecular Biology Research Laboratory and a centre for advocacy and communication.

ABOUT LEPROSY

Leprosy is a major public health problem in India. It is a matter of

great concern that India accounts for 58% of the leprosy cases in the world. A total of 1,25,785 new cases of leprosy were reported by the Government of India in 2014-15.

This means, one person is newly diagnosed with leprosy every four minutes in India. This also means, every four minutes one family (four to five people) faces the potential threat of social isolation due the stigma attached to leprosy!

YOU CAN PARTNER WITH US

You can partner with us in bringing healing, inclusion and dignity in the lives of people affected by leprosy.

TLMTI is accredited by GiveIndia, a reputed fundraising portal, and is live on GiveIndias website http://www.giveindia.org/m-1581-the-leprosy-mission-trust-india.aspx

TLMTI is also empanelled by Tata Institute for Social Sciences with the National CSR hub, in 2015.

HOW TO DONATE?For donations by cheque: Cheques/DDs may be drawn in favour of The Leprosy Mission Trust India, payable at New Delhi, and send to the following address:

Manager Donor Relations, The Leprosy Mission Trust India, CNI Bhavan, 16, Pandit Pant Marg, New Delhi-110 001.

For online donations: Please visit the following link - http://tlmindia.org/donate/#tab-1-1

Contributions to The Leprosy Mission Trust India are exempted from Income Tax under Sec 80 G of Income Tax Act, 1961.

In case you need any information/clarification on how to partner with us, please feel free to contact us on phone number +91-120-4077200, or email us at donate@tlmindia.org Thank you for your concern for the people affected by leprosy.

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