Word and Deed

BETHESDA PROJECT

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We are helping 83 leprosy - affected families and 19 leprosy affected singles by providing food, shelter, clothing, medical care and education for the children through the Bethesda recurring program. All together 168 patients and 115 children are being benefited through this project.

We are educating the leprosy patient’s children through Word & Deed Educational Academy. Few of the leprosy patient’s children are working and became self-supportive after completing their higher studies.

S. N0	DETAILS	BOYS	GIRLS	TOTAL
1	Primary school	23	26	49
2	High School	31	14	45
3	Intermediate	6	6	12
4	Graduation & Professional Courses	5	4	9
5	Working	11	3	14
	TOTAL	76	53	129

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1. The cured leprosy patients are involved in the rehabilitation units such as weaving, tailoring, shoe – making, carpentry, electric repairs, plastic bag making, soap making, phenyl making, candle making, floriculture and watch & Ward duties.

2. We are running a hospital for the leprosy patients and also for the outsiders. We are treating the leprosy patients as I.P and O. P cases and they are also being provided with Physiotherapy treatment. A total of 869 minor and major surgeries were performed in the hospital theatre on minimal rates, many poor people are being benefited by our hospital.

3. All the printing works are being done in the printing and binding training center. The printing press has been very useful for the project as we are able to supply all the notebooks to school and college at a cheaper rate and other works like binding, file making, screen printing could be done easily. Some of the leprosy patient’s children were trained in the printing press.