New Hope Schools Situation, Our schools situation has been a great concern for Ruth and I. Due to the Covid lockdown, households were not allowed out of their area. Families who could afford to pay for education unable to send their children, resulting in a huge financial loss for our school As the pandemic wore on, those same families were themselves heavily impacted with many […]
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Greetings and apologies that it is so long since we were able to write to you with this update. New Hope India people in leprosy colonies who we support and Tribal Kondh Dongria communities and all at New Hope have been affected by this pandemic that has caused the world to ‘sigh in disbelief’. In India I have never felt such fear and sadness, for […]
Time for Compassion, In medieval times, leprosy was so prevalent across Western Europe that between the 12th- 14th centuries, several hundred leper hospitals or ‘lazard houses’ were built throughout England. Time for Compassion, ittle was understood about Leprosy or how it was spread, but its physical manifestations led to widespread fear and stigma. Time for Compassion: Lepers were rejected by their communities- outcast from their homes and families. […]
As part of Stepacross CIC commitment to helping others we also have developed a relationship with the New Hope Rural leprosy Trust and make donations to fund the essential work of the charity. New Hope was established originally to help those suffering from leprosy but since its work has expanded to include tribal people in general, street children and victims of ‘natural’ disasters. Since its foundation New […]
New Hope Newsletter 2013, welcome to our Winter/ Spring newsletter The Olympic Games, Paralympics and Jubilee celebrations were spectacular events for the nation, and as you will see in this issue, we have been fantastically aided by our own Olympic achievements! Even though these are tough times, with an ongoing economic recession, a remarkable year has unfolded for New Hope! Thank you so much for your continued support and for New Hope Newsletter 2013 a great […]
Medieval Leprosy Plaque, East meets West at plaque unveiling! The unveiling of the plaque on 2nd October 2012 was to commemorate people who died of leprosy in anonymity, in medieval times, and to honour the work undertaken in India today by New Hope Rural Leprosy Trust. In those days patients in a leprosy hospital were never likely to leave the site and they would end their […]