Leprosy Mailing List – July 29, 2015
Ref.: (LML) Socio-economic rehabilitation: habitat for people affected by leprosy
From: Wim van Brakel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dear Pieter,
I can’t resist a response. I agree with Dr Noto (LML, 28-07-2015). I suspect that, despite all the good intentions, this project will end up promoting stigma against leprosy – the notion that persons affected by leprosy are somehow different and therefore need to treated differently (whether worse or better!). The proposed settlement will comprise 70% leprosy-affected persons, so will be perceived as a very privileged leprosy settlement. Much better to spend the same money on promoting genuine inclusion of these families in their own communities, preferably through services/facilities that are available for other disabled persons or disadvantaged community members also. An example of how this can be done in the Indonesian context can be seen in the SARI Project in Cirebon, West Java.
With best wishes,
Wim van Brakel
LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder
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Contact: Dr Pieter Schreuder << editorlml@gmail.com
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