This three-month pilot project was also an emergency response to help people affected by leprosy during the Covid-19 pandemic. By involving local PerMaTa branches, we sought to address the key needs of leprosy-affected people in 5 districts of South Sulawesi, with the main objective to advocate at district government level
We have been supported by VOICE to run a 3 month support project for people with disabilities and affected by leprosy during the Covid-19 pandemic. The main focus was on disseminating information because there were so many rumors about Corona. The Sipakatau team of young people affected by leprosy visited
SIPAKATAU Sipakatau is a Makassarese word mean ‘Working together’. It is also an abbreviation for “The voice of young people affected by leprosy who are competent, active and outstanding”. The Sipakatau project was implemented from March 2018 till February 2020 in Gowa, South Sulawesi, with support and funding by VOICE.
