When Saru received a late diagnosis of leprosy, her fingers had already started to become deformed. She became very self conscious about her looks, unsure about herself and isolated herself in her home. She needed encouragement and work to regain her confidence.

But a self-help group and the gift of a little piglet turned that all around for her.

How did a self-help group and a simple gift of a little piglet transform Saru into a busy business women, a confident disability advocate and a leader in her local community?

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20 year old Rubina worked on a tea plantation plucking tea leaves to earn money to contribute to her large family consisting of her mother, father and 7 siblings.

When a side of her face started to swell, droop, become paralysed and her eye couldn't close properly, Rubina was terrified. She didn't understand why this was happening to her and she was scared to let other people see her face like that.

How can she go to work?
But more importantly, who would want to marry her with her face like this?

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Ubed strongly believed in the power of traditional healings. When he started to see patches on his skin and felt tingling sensations over his body, naturally, he went to see a traditional healer to ask for help to remove the evil spirit plaguing his body. When this failed, Ubed didn't know who to turn to next.

But one time, on a night out, Ubed saw a movie that changed his whole life.

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