In 2021, we committed to help in Congo, India and Myanmar
Congo
In Kuakua, south-western Congo, a well has been built to provide healthy, clean drinking water to the local population.
The well, with a flow rate of 40 litres per minute, provides water for a total of 1,325 inhabitants of 3 villages. In the past, women used to walk over a hill to the nearest well. Now their journey is much shorter: even the furthest villager now has to walk "only" 5 minutes to reach the treasure trove of water.
The local government has undertaken to maintain the well and keep it clean.
We will continue with the projects we started earlier: In Kasai Central province we are funding surgical activities, in Sankuru we are funding screening campaigns. We are also supporting pioneering activities to equip and train pastors and church members to work together to eradicate the stigma and exclusion that still exists today. The word of pastors in daily contact with many people and in authority is a powerful force in dispelling millennia of spiritual darkness.
India
We remain loyal to Kolkata, where we continue to support the operations of the Premananda leprosy hospital.
We also extended our assistance to the hospital in Vadathorasalur, Tamil Nadu.
Director: Dr Helen Roberts
A woman cured of leprosy with a happy smile.