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‘Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for <\/span>th<\/span>em.’<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Matthew 7 v 12 The Message<\/em><\/p>\n

Many leprosy patients are very poor, struggling to put food on the table. We often encourage them to boost their income by starting a small business. This might begin with seed capital borrowed from the microcredit savings scheme of the self-help group<\/em><\/a> to which they belong.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, however, people do not even have the means to save in order to start a business. In such cases we give the capital as a gift.<\/p>\n

Typical business ideas include:<\/p>\n