Challenging Anti-Leprosy Legislation (CALL): Impact assessment of challenging anti-leprosy legislation (CALL) project.

Rights-based approach for change ! - Positive changes in the lives of people affected by leprosy through a rightsbased approach to social inclusion and development.

The Challenging Anti-Leprosy Legislation (CALL) project ran from June 2010 to March 2015 with the aim of reducing social and legal discrimination faced by people affected by leprosy in India and their family members.  The project facilitated the empowerment of 13,566 people affected by leprosy, supporting them to claim equal rights and be included in the development process.  It also advocated to the India Government to change discriminatory legislation, working with the Law Commission to develop a draft Bill to repeal discriminatory laws and enshrine the rights of people affected by leprosy. CALL was co-funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID),The Leprosy Mission England and Wales and The Leprosy Mission Netherlands.

CALL is a project of TLMTI with a rights-based approach to advocacy. It is a fi ve-year project (started in June 2010, and ending in March 2015) funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and co-funded by TLM England & Wales, and TLM Netherlands.