Leprosy victims today: Inclusion or alienation?

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Leprosy victims today Inclusion or alienation?
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Purpose

• In ancient times, leprosy victims were completely
  shut out of society and hardly anybody was
  willing to step out and lend a helping hand to
  these social rejects. Times have changed,
  however, and so have peoples mindsets. Today, we
  are much more open towards leprosy patients and
  their condition. More help is being offered, but
  is this really enough to show that these victims
  are part of us?
• This interview determines what kind of mindset
  each individual takes on when it comes to the
  disease that is taking over six thousand lives
  each year. Hopefully, it will also open eyes on
  how it may feel to be in the shoes of a leprosy
  sufferer.

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List of interview questions

• Why do you think it is still so difficult for
  leprosy victims to be accepted by society
  nowadays?
• Do you personally feel it is hard to accept these
  people for who they are? Why is that so?
• Are you provoked or disturbed by the sight of
  leprosy victims in public?
• Would you ever volunteer to help and come into
  close contact with a stranger who has leprosy?
• Why do you think others do not like to associate
  themselves with the less unfortunate who carry
  the disease?

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Self-redemption

• My parents are rather busy nowadays. And very
  reluctant. I tried to get them to answer my
  questions but I do not think I got any full
  answers to put down so

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3 difficulties faced

• Difficulty 1
• Firstly, I found it difficult to come up with a
  unique purpose for this interview.
• My solution was to put in a little backward time
  travel and a little history of leprosy in order
  to create a bigger picture.

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3 difficulties faced

• Difficulty 2
• Secondly, it was not easy coming up with a set of
  questions that have not been mentioned during
  class time before.
• I decided to ask questions that are
  thought-provoking because these are the questions
  that will be less commonly asked.

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3 difficulties faced

• Difficulty 3
• I found it very time consuming to do my research
  on leprosy. I guess it really is worth the
  trouble, because I gained some interesting
  knowledge in the process.

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2 things learnt

• Lesson 1
• I never did think that much about leprosy and its
  facts. It is only through this that I know that
  there is actually a cure to leprosy, and there is
  a home for ex-victims of leprosy in Singapore.
  This project really taught me to stop and think
  of the less fortunate, even while we are busying
  ourselves in school and the secular world.

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2 things learnt

• Lesson 2
• I feel that many members of the public still have
  the perceived fear that leprosy is very
  infectious, and therefore do not consider
  offering their help to patients. If I have the
  chance, I would tell people around me that
  leprosy victims and the less fortunate really
  need our help, and at individual level, we can
  always give more than we already are giving.

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1 thing in the future

• I would like to really ask my parents about
  how they feel towards this topic. Also, I would
  interview a few of my friends of all ages. If
  they do not know much about the topic, I would
  definitely tell them a little more about leprosy.