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2004
ALM Donors Help Kids from Leprosy
Village
Tutoring program gives children hope for the future
ADDIS ABABA: ALM donors support a tutoring project for children in one of the largest leprosy "colonies" in the world.
These kids ‚ about 1,200 of them -- come from among the most impoverished families anywhere on earth. They have leprosy-affected parents, and they know the experience of stigma and poverty. Many of their parents eke out their living by begging on the streets of Addis Ababa. Read More...
