On Sunday 25th January the Grand Priory of England and Wales launches its World Leprosy Day 2026 Appeal. This appeal is to provide funds to support the work of The Leprosy Mission of England and Wales (LMEW) to track, trace and treat leprosy in children in Mozambique and Nigeria.
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The St Lazarus Charitable Trust has been pleased to support the work of TLM (The Leprosy Mission) at the Champa Vocational Training Centre in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. We recently received a new report from the Centre, which illustrates the valuable work being undertaken there.
Jonathan Whitesman, Trusts and Foundations Advisor at TLM writes:
In November 2024, The St Lazarus Charitable Trust responded to an emergency request from The Leprosy Mission team in Myanmar for funds to provide emergency food packs to 631 families affected by leprosy who are facing starvation; the Trust made a grant of £10,000.
The World Leprosy Day 2024 appeal of the St Lazarus Charitable Trust has been launched by the Grand Prior, the Most Hon. the Marquis of Lothian GCLJ.
Sandra Pearce, Trust and Corporate Advisor at The Leprosy Mission, writes to update us on our World Leprosy Day 2023 project.
On the occasion of the Feast of the Epiphany, the Grand Prior, the Most Hon. the Marquis of Lothian GCLJ, has launched the World Leprosy Day 2023 appeal of the St Lazarus Charitable Trust.
He writes:
I urge you… to make World Leprosy Day a priority for your giving and praying. Let us be united in a common cause, as members of our Order, to support a project which will bring relief to countless individuals.
Daniel Morris CLJ, CMLJ, Clinical Director, Samburu Trust updates us:
The Order of St Lazarus Commandery of Wales has been most generous to the Samburu Trust in Kenya and we are very grateful for these donations, which have made an immediate difference to Samburu health and wellbeing.
The Office of the Grand Hospitaller urges us all to support this appeal for the suffering people of Ukraine
Following the recent tragedy in Lebanon, an appeal has been launched by the Trust to support the Christian community in Beirut, through the charity Aid to the Church in Need
During the current coronavirus pandemic, the local Commanderies of the Order of St Lazarus in England & Wales have been active in providing practical help and financial support to those in need.
You can read about what they have been doing on the Order’s main website at http://www.st-lazarus.org.uk/content/covid-19-pandemic