What Is Effect Hope?
Everything we do is geared towards one goal – Stop neglected tropical diseases. For good.
For about 130 years now, we have been delivering on the same promise: to support people and communities suffering from neglected tropical diseases like leprosy to find hope, healing, and restoration.
As a Canadian Christian global health organization, we invite the people we serve and our partners to shape the way we work.
Together, we create strategic programs that positively impact the lives of people in need. We ensure that people affected by neglected tropical diseases have access to health care and community support for better mental, physical, and social well-being.
Our Mission
As followers of Jesus, we partner with others to bring hope and restoration to people affected by neglected tropical diseases like leprosy.
Our Vision
A world where people overcome neglected tropical diseases like leprosy — A world full of hope.
Our Impact In 2021
633,111
People Screened For Leprosy
619,227
Children Provided With Vitamin A & Deworming Treatments
1,265
Surgeries provided
6,916
People Received Social & Financial Support
9,553
People Provided With Custom Shoes, Eyewear, & Other Assistive Devices
42,333
People Provided With Education About Neglected Tropical Diseases
105,026
People Received Medical Treatment
4,889
People Received Physiotherapy
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Our Programs
We refuse to stand by and watch people suffer needlessly. Since 1892, we have been supporting people and communities affected by neglected tropical diseases like leprosy to find hope, healing, and restoration. We put people we serve at the centre of everything we do. Together, we build powerful programs with impact. With your help, we can ensure that people affected by neglected tropical diseases have access to health care and community support they deserve.
Hospital and Community Support
Nearly 51% of all new cases of leprosy in the world are found in India. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are two of the seven states that contribute to the majority of new leprosy cases in India. . Effect Hope partners to provide hospital and community care in this region.
Working Toward a Leprosy-Free Bangladesh
Too many people are living with the devastating consequences of leprosy because they cannot access health care. Together, with our partners and the Government of Bangladesh, we are on a mission to see zero leprosy transmission, zero disability and zero social consequences due to leprosy through stronger, inclusive health systems.
Annual Report
We are accountable to our donors, our partners, and those we serve. View our 2021 Annual Report and reports from the last few years.
