our projects: philippines
Where we are, what we do and who we partner with...
...IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Project: PLM Administration
Partner: Philippines Leprosy Mission (PLM)
ALM has partnered with PLM since 1962. PLM, a separate entity with its own board of directors, receives 80% of its budget from ALM and is ALM’s representative for activities in the Philippines. It is a non- profit, non-stock, church-related agency dedicated to the welfare of persons with leprosy and persons affected by leprosy. They believe in Christian ministry to persons with or affected by leprosy and demonstrate through their activities that:
(a) healing of the body is vital and basic to the ministry of the whole person
(b) their services are a witness of the love and concern for the victims of leprosy.
Representation – PLM represents supporting ILEP agencies at the National Leprosy Advisory Board, the Technical Working Group, and regional and provincial MDT coordinators.
Training – PLM staff helps to develop, organize, and prepare the training materials and deliver them to the training sites.
Monitoring and Supervision – PLM staff is represented on the National Monitoring and Training Task Force.
Project: PLM Community Services Development (CSD)
Partner: Philippines Leprosy Mission (PLM)
CSD is a holistic approach to rehabilitation. It answers the patient’s physical, psychological, social, educational, and vocational rehabilitation needs. A variety of services including:
Educational Assistance
Community Health Education
Community projects
Purpose Driven Life series
Micro-enterprise loans
Community integration training - assisting the patients and their families with transitioning back into society
Advocacy
Support group assistance – PLM provides training and counseling for local groups
Project: PLM Initiated Leprosy Activities (PILA)
Partner: Philippines Leprosy Mission (PLM)
PLM is partnering with the Philippine Dermatological Society, sanitaria, selected Local Government Units (LGUs), and other private organizations to pilot three projects to find hidden cases of leprosy in areas not reached by the general health services. This includes:
Skin consultations among school children to increase leprosy awareness.
Case-finding projects in institutions where general health services are not available, such as jails, women’s institutions and homes for the elderly.
Outreach program in skin consultations to initiate interest in leprosy and to make the presence of PLM felt in the local community.
Mabuhay means "hello" and "welcome" in the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines
is the only predominantly Christian nation in Asia and has a unique heritage
of Malay, Spanish, and American cultures. English is widely spoken in
addition to Tagalog.
The Philippines consists of over 7,000 islands. Hit the roads to the rural areas and you're sure to see farmers working in the field with their carabaos (water buffaloes).
Stop at the roadside produce stands and you'll be rewarded whith many varieties of fresh vegetables and coconuts.
Hidden cases remain one of the greatest challenges to Philippine leprosy
healthworkers, and American Leprosy Missions assists in a variety of case-detection
activities. More than 40,000 healthworkers have received leprosy training
ALM-assisted programs.