Ritu has been recommended to take part in the ‘Catch Them Young’ programme, which provides a child’s uniform, school bag, books and other study materials. The family also has a new home built with the help of a loan from The Leprosy Mission. Their previous house was made of mud and needed repair in the rainy season; now they can relax in their home and don’t have to constantly pay for maintenance work.

Ritu’s family outside their new home built with a Leprosy Mission housing loan.

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