Malino Gathering of Old and Young
25-28 August 2022. As part of the VOICE-funded Pakarena project a big event took place in the mountains of Malino, South Sulawesi. During the first 2 days, 10 newly identified young people affected by leprosy from Gowa district had been invited for initial capacity building, facilitated by the Sipakatau team with the support of the […]
Training in Reconstructive Hand Surgery and Physiotherapy for Leprosy
June 2022. Even after treatment of leprosy, people affected by leprosy often require years of wound care, medical rehabilitation and treatment of reactions. People affected by leprosy in Indonesia experience barriers to adequate access to health services according to their medical and rehabilitation needs, both in terms of leprosy and other health issues. This situation has […]
Presenting Results of Pilot Project on Human Rights Violations
May 2022. To close our 3-month pilot project about how people affected by leprosy can investigate human rights violation, we reported our results to the leprosy control program of South Sulawesi and to the head of the health department in Jenponto. We were very well received and information about existing violations and high stigma was taken […]
Pilot Project on Investigations of Human Rights Violations
April 2022. This month we have completed the main part of our pilot project, which is to find out how people affected by leprosy can collect facts and evidence about human rights violations in leprosy. The team of young people affected by leprosy was in Jeneponto district for 10 days to investigate 5 cases of […]
PRA exercises: The youth for the old
8 April 2022. As part of the VOICE-funded Pakarena project, the Sipakatau-Pakarena teams (young people affected by leprosy) conducted three Participatory Rural Assessment (PRA) exercises with older persons affected by leprosy. The meetings served to determine their needs and took place in April 2022 in Gowa, South Sulawesi. The youth teams had previously been trained […]