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15–19 January 2026 PerMaTa South Sulawesi–YDTI continued its journey with the Sasakawa Young Scholar Program, holding the second leadership workshop from 15–19 January. Alongside five scholars, 25 young people from different districts in South and West Sulawesi joined the program, strengthening their skills and building solidarity. Day 1: Training with

November 2025. It was time to renew our strategic plan for the next five years. With the invaluable support of our long-time colleague and friend, Angga Yanuari, we spent several days reflecting on our strengths and weaknesses, identifying potential partners and strategic stakeholders, and discussing what each of us considered

Over ten days, from 11 to 20 October, we conducted the first phase of the Sasakawa Young Scholar Program leadership training at the KPD Training Center in the Jongaya leprosy settlement, Makassar. We were privileged to be guided by an outstanding group of facilitators: Mustaman Mahruddin, senior leprosy trainer across

September 2025. As part of our young-agents-of-change project, supported by Sasakawa Health Foundation and Misereor, we are expanding our activities this year to the neighbouring province of West Sulawesi. Working closely with the local leprosy control programme, our teams visited more young people affected by leprosy in Polman district and

September 2025. From Project to Purpose: PerMaTa Bantaeng Steps Into Autonomy: We visited Bantaeng district to mark the closing phase of the Misereor/SHF-supported multi-district project in this particular district. During 3 years of dedicated work, PerMaTa Bantaeng was formed as a remarkable team of young people affected by leprosy who