- Blogs
Ruby Slippers sell for $28 million – are they #iconic?
We understand that, given the right circumstances, a pair of shoes can be worth their weight in gold. However, we beg to differ about what those circumstances might be...
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- Blogs
Giving Shoesday: A bigger cause than just cool kicks
“Giving Tuesday,” the Tuesday following Black Friday’s sales, has become synonymous with generosity and compassion. But on December 10, Giving...
- Blogs
From Despair to Healing: Revolutionary Treatment Transforms Leprosy Care in Nepal
Imagine having to suffer from a gaping, festering ulcer on your foot for 15 years. A wound that became so...
- Blogs
Pioneers of Hope: The Australian couple who helped transform Leprosy Care in Thailand
Janet Walmsley is the author of When Hope Came, a new book that tells the story of Trevor and Heather Smith, which will be launched in Sydney on Saturday, November 9.
- Blogs
A mission of love and courage: St Marianne Cope’s unwavering service on Molokai
This month marks the 12th anniversary of the canonization of Marianne Cope, now known as St Marianne of Molokai.
- Blogs
Hope amid the trauma
Anandaban Hospital—meaning “Forest of Joy”—is located in a beautiful wooded mountainside about 12km south of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. It offers...
- Blogs
From Norway’s Fjords to the Forest of Joy: Two Laboratories
Commemorating over 150 years since the discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus, Jenny Davis shares her experience of two labs... This...
- Blogs
A whole new Ball game: The untold Black history of leprosy research
The brief but brilliant career of US chemist Alice Ball, who brought hope and new life to thousands of leprosy patients in the 20s and 30s, was almost lost to history, but a recent film highlights her life-changing work.
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Return to Molokai with Kate Ceberano
Australian music superstar Kate Ceberano is still haunted by the experience of having worked on a film that advocated for...
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