How we are working towards zero discrimination
Under our 2025-2030 Global Strategy, we are working towards a goal of ensuring persons affected by leprosy will be included in society and will have equal access to their full rights and entitlements.
To succeed in this mission for leprosy discrimination, our Members will work together on a breakthrough area that will be collectively funded:
Partner with, support and connect organisations of persons affected by leprosy to achieve greater inclusion and the reduction of discrimination.
Beyond this, our Member countries will focus on a set of initiatives that are designed to ensure inclusion and equal access to rights and entitlements for persons affected by leprosy.
Each country will work towards the initiatives that will have the most impact in their context. We will be supporting and partnering with organisations of persons affected with leprosy and leprosy affected communities to:
Increase awareness of leprosy and its social determinants (poverty, poor nutrition, weak immunity, unsafe sanitation)
Address discrimination locally
Develop champions and ambassadors
Engage with the media
Run local, national and global campaigns
Partner with the church and faith-based organisations to advocate for persons affected by leprosy, and ensure they have their lives transformed in a holistic way
Facilitate inclusive education, vocational skills and employment opportunities for those affected by leprosy
Build alliances of organisations of persons affected by leprosy and mainstream groups, including disability and other rights-based organisations and movements
Influence the formulation and implementation of policies favouring the inclusion of persons affected by leprosy in partnership with organisations of persons affected by leprosy
Advocate for the repeal of laws and policies that discriminate against persons affected by leprosy
Lobby for strong UN resolutions and policies against discrimination based on leprosy and other Neglected Tropical Diseases
Use technology to share information with hard-to-reach communities to target attitudes and practices that discriminate
Create learning platforms to develop preferred practices to end discrimination against leprosy