Implemented Projects

For the second time, we are honored to receive support from the German Embassy’s Small Project Funds! This year’s project focuses on restoring the historic leprosy settlement in North Toraja, South Sulawesi. Fourteen houses, built in the 1930s, are in urgent need of repair, along with the community’s pathways and

TLM NL. Makassar 2023. Last year we were able to organise the first part of a training in reconstructive surgery and physiotherapy for persons affected by leprosy at the Tadjuddin Chaled Hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Dr Wim Theuvenet and Dr Ton Schreuders came as course instructors, and the Leprosy

July 2023. Rumah Aman in Jongaya Leprosy Village in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Since December 2022, we have been trying to find funding for the “Rumah Aman”,  Safe House, submitting proposals to government and private institutions in Makassar. Our plan was to renovate the dormitory and the  polyclinic buildings in the

Persons affected by leprosy in Indonesia often do not have adequate medical and rehabilitative care. This worrying development needs attention and concrete action. YDTI and PerMaTa South Sulawesi are advocating to improve health care and rehabilitation services. We inform, train, question and collect evidence to increase understanding about the needs

Our young teams are conducting a survey as part of a project to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of community members, health workers, people affected by leprosy and their close contacts regarding leprosy. This project is part of the MetLep study being conducted by Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta