Training “Access to Work” – How to prepare for employment
March 2023. As part of our VOICE Empowerment Project, we organised a training on 18-19 March 2023 to help young people affected by leprosy access employment: How to write a CV, how to write a cover letter, what to expect in an job interview and how to prepare for it. Ibu Mulianti guided the young […]
SHF visit to South Sulawesi
March 2023. Takahiro Nanri and Chikako Masuzaki from the Sasakawa Health Foundation (SHF), Japan, visited PerMaTa and YDTI in South Sulawesi. Their aim was to assess the situation of people affected by leprosy and the work of PerMaTa South Sulawesi and YDTI. On the first day, a meeting with the team from Gowa and Makassar […]
Gender Training with Young People affected by Leprosy from all over South Sulawesi
January 2023. As part of our VOICE empowerment project, we organized gender training from 26-28 January. Our Sipakatau and Pakarena teams were invited, but also young people affected by leprosy from 7 other districts of South Sulawesi. A total of 32 young people came together and it was a great joy to see both experienced […]
Young People affected by Leprosy advocate for the Eldery
December 2022. As part of our empowerment project supported by VOICE, young people affected by leprosy in Gowa and Takalar District, South Sulawesi are helping older people also affected by leprosy to their rights. Through repeated home visits and joint participatory assessments, the young people have identified the most pressing needs of these elderly people and […]
Global Forum and International Leprosy Congress 2022
November 2022. The 2nd Global Forum of Organisations of Persons affected by Leprosy / Hansen’s Disease, and the 21st International Leprosy Congress were held in Hyderabad, India from 6-11 November 2022. Pak Kadri and Kerstin of PerMaTa South Sulawesi and YDTI were fortunate to attend these events. We thank Sasakawa Health Foundation for making this […]