They Survived Leprosy. Now They're Fighting to Survive Life.

MEET UPALLAIAH At 76 years old, Upallaiah has led this community for decades. When everyone else left — the volunteers, the organisations, the well-wishers — he stayed. Today, with trembling hands and failing health, this old man still walks door to door within the camp, still searches for donors, still fights for his people. He is asking — not for himself — but for the 22 families he has sworn never to abandon. THE STORY Deep in Kamareddy sits a camp the world forgot. The residents of Vandrical Leprosy Camp survived one of humanity's most feared diseases — only to be abandoned by society. Today, these 22 families are aged, unable to work, and too proud to beg. They survive on whatever trickles in. Their children don't come. Visitors don't come. Nobody comes. In a forgotten corner of Kamareddy, 22 elderly families live out their final years in silence. They are survivors of leprosy — a disease that stole their bodies, and a society that stole their dignity. They cannot work. They cannot depend on their children. They do not beg. And almost nobody comes to see them anymore. But one man never left. Upallaiah is 76 years old. For decades, he has been the heart, the voice, and the only guardian of this small, invisible community. With trembling hands and a tired body, he still knocks on doors, still searches for donors, still fights — not for himself, but for the 22 families who have no one else. Today, he is reaching out to you. What They Need — Nothing More, Nothing Less These families are not asking for much. They have never asked for much. All they need to survive each month is a basic grocery kit — rice, dal, cooking oil, salt, and spices — and access to simple medical supplies like pain relief tablets, wound dressings, and medicines for blood pressure and diabetes that come with old age. That is it. That is the difference between dignity and despair for a leprosy survivor in Kamareddy. Why This Cannot Wait These residents are aged. They are frail. Every month without support is a month of hunger and suffering. There is no programme reaching them consistently to support the aged lepors of the camp .There is only Upallaiah — and now, hopefully, you. If you are in Hyderabad, they are waiting for you to visit. A drive to Kamareddy could be the most meaningful thing you do this year. If you cannot visit, a grocery kit donation or a contribution toward basic medicines will reach them directly through Upallaiah. One Kit. One Family. One Month of Dignity. Please share this. Please donate. Please visit if you can. These 22 families have survived so much — let us make sure they do not have to survive alone. Thank You !