Joseph is a smart and active boy, aged nearly 8 years. He is from the Indira Leprosy colony. He was not going to school because his parents took him along with them for begging. His father is a leprosy and polio patient. His parents beg at temples and streets, for rice, clothes and a few coins.

Our Brighter Future Director, whilst visiting the colony for medical and welfare programs, saw that Joseph was not going to school as his parents are unable to afford education for him. They asked to enrol Joseph in Brighter Future. On seeing the situation at the colony and Joseph’s house, we felt it will be beneficial for Joseph to stay with us and study.

Now Joseph is very happily living in the Rainbow Children's Home and has became friends with all the children. He is very good at singing.

Joseph has a younger sister and younger brother; his sister Mariyamma is also enrolled in Rainbow Home.

Joseph would like to be a doctor when he grows up.

Kavitha is little girl aged 5 years.

Sshe is from a leprosy background. Her grand father is leprosy patient who begs on roads for survival. Her mother sells brooms and works daily as a maid servant in different houses. She also had treatment for the leprosy and she earns a very low wage each day which is Rs.40p. Kavitha's father left his family three years ago due to family disputes and he never came back.

As a result of all these problems, Kavitha's mother was unable to look after her child and give her an education due to financial and health problems. During Brighter Future's Director’s visit to leprosy colony,Kavitha's mother approached to enrol her daughter into DMC Rainbow Children's Home for care and education.

Now she is in Rainbow Children's Home and happily going to school.

Laya is from Sunkari peta leprosy background. Her grand father is a leprosy patient and her father has left the family so her mother has sole responsibility for her child. As a family, they have a very low income and Laya’s mother struggles to look after her child - she is daily labourer and works in fields of the land lords and her daily wage is just rice and few coins.

Brighter Future staff regularly visit Laya's mother to offer medical assistance, and welfare programs. On one of these visits Laya’s mother requested that her daughter joined the DMC Rainbow children home, so she would be given the care and support she needs.

Laya brought to Rainbow Children Home and admitted, she is also enrolled in the mainstream school for her education.

Nnow Laya has many friends at Rainbow Home and she is concentrating on her education.

Madhuri is six years old. She is from Narava Leprosy colony. Her grand father is a leprosy patient who begs on streets for the survival of the grandmother and Maduhri. They are too old to look after the child as they can not even able to see properly.

Madhuri was not going to school due to leprosy stigma. Her mother works as a house maid, cleaning vessels and earning only a little money, like 40p a day. It is very difficult to look after her child and send her to school.

Brighter Future visited the leprosy colony and saw the family's situation. Director of the Brighter Future invited the child to come and stay and study at Rainbow children home, where she would be given the best care and the education that she needs.

Madhuri was brought to Rainbow Children's Hme and introduced to the other children. She is very happy to stay in Rainbow Home. Now Madhuri is enrolled in school and enjoying her education.

Prihanka is an energetic and pretty little girl, aged 6 years. She is from a leprosy background. Her mother works daily as a maid servant in different houses, for a very low wage. As a result of this and other problems, she is unable to look after her child. She also having ulcers on her feet due to leprosy. Every now and then she falls sick due to wounds. Priyanka was not going to school due to stigma of leprosy as well as her mother can not afford school fee for child. Her mother approached Brighter Future Director for enrolling of her child into Rainbow Children's Home for her care and education.

Brighter Future field staff visits the leprosy colony every month for the medical camps and to provide ulcer dressings for mother. Now Priyanka is in Rainbow Children's Home and going to school very happily. Her mother comes to see her every week or two.

Rani is little girl aged 6 years. She is from a leprosy background. Her mother works daily as a maid servant in different houses, for a very low wage. As a result of this and other problems, her mother was unable to look after her children. Rani’s mother approached Brighter Future requesting they take her daughter into DMC Rainbow House for her care and education,

Brighter Future visits the leprosy colony every month and assesses the situation of the families living there. It was decided that Rani should come and live in Brighter Future Rainbow home.

She is very happy and plays with all her new friends. Rani is enrolled in the school.

Santosh is a smart 7 year-old boy from Visakhapatnam leprosy colony. He was living with his grandfather who is a leprosy patient. To earn his living, Santhosh’s grandfather begs on the roads for a few coins and rice and Santhosh would often accompany him.

During one of the Brighter Future visits to his colony, Santosh was found on the roads begging with his grand father. His grandfather requested that Brighter Future take his grandson into DMC Rainbow House for the care and education that he needs.

Now Santosh is very happily living in the Rainbow children home and as made many friends.

Sravani Rayuda, aged 7, is a lovely girl. Her father, David, left home six years ago due to alcohol and marital problems. Sravani’s mother, Jaya, begs for survival of her family since her husband left home.

Sravani has one younger sister. Sravani’s grandfather and grand mother are leprosy patients and they survive by begging. Sravani was taken to temples and streets for begging with her mother and grand parents. Brighter Future staff found the child with grand parents while begging on streets, and visited the house of the child. They are very poor and unable to send her school or give her better care.

Now she is a very happy girl and plays with all her new friends and goes to school.