Opinion by Tim Burton, Global Communications Lead at TLM International.

The journey of bringing women to positions of leadership is far from over for Nona, “I hope that we will one day see women affected by leprosy leading OPDs in Timor-Leste. I think it will be possible.

In conversation with Nikita Sarah (India) and Pius Ogbu Sunday (Nigeria)

ENAPAL is Ethiopia’s National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy. Their origins extend back to the 1990s and their three decades of growth and success make them one of the world’s leading organisations of persons affected by leprosy (OPL).

An interview with Bernice Ejiogu about the NTD Inclusion Scorecard (NISC).

7 top tips from The Leprosy Mission's team in India on empowering a leprosy champion.

An interview with Jika Amah-Baruwa on The Leprosy Mission Nigeria's work to ensure greater participation for persons with disability and those affected by leprosy at this election.

The Leprosy Mission is attending the UN's 18th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the UN's major disability rights conference. This is how we will be contributing.

A look at the AEP Project in Bangladesh, which is improving awareness of leprosy through the government, the media, and self-help groups across the country.

A look at a project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that is piloting an integrated approach to controlling leprosy, Buruli ulcer and yaws.

This project works in rural areas of Nepal to assist young people in finding work.

Heal Nepal works through local communities to provide cutting-edge treatments and care to end suffering and disability caused by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis.

NUPIP helps the ‘ultra’ poor affected by leprosy to look after their own health and find sustainable ways of making a living, whilst tackling stigma.

Inclusion First works in Nigeria to build the resilience of people and their families with leprosy-related disabilities so that they can fully participate in all aspects of life.

This new project will improve leprosy knowledge and skills in areas of high transmission, increase early detection of the disease, and ensure that local communities have the skills and confidence to solve their ongoing health and environmental challenges in a way that is relevant to their own local context.

This programme works to ensure that people affected by leprosy and/or disability are able to access information, help and support to which they are entitled.

Working towards Zero Discrimination, We are able! works to bring access to resources for food security where there has been a protracted crisis.

This project supports people affected by leprosy to manage their disability, to find their own voice within local and district decision making, and to provide for their own families through sustainable livelihood programmes.

WHALE seeks to reduce the discrimination and gender inequality women with and without leprosy face in Muzaffarpur, India, getting them involved in their community and empowering them to self-advocate.