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Jan 101 min read
News letters
A happy new year to all! Over the years we have circulated newsletters and reports to our supporters by email. To ensure everyone has...
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Aug 24, 20232 min read
Celebrating 20+ years of WIN -Far tougher than we imagined
We could never have anticipated the journey we’d take when setting up WIN. Looking back, our initial aim of providing much needed...
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May 18, 20205 min read
Life after Leprosy: How Leprosy inspired the beginning of Women In Need
Over two decades, Women In Need has helped individuals start their lives anew, and overcome what stood in the way of their happiness....
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Apr 28, 20203 min read
The Leprosy Myth: Uncovering the Reality for Women in India
Many think of leprosy as an ancient disease. A bygone biblical disease, found in the chronicles of our history, moving through ancient...
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Apr 13, 20191 min read
Leah Pattison attends Investiture ceremony for MBE
Last month Leah received an MBE for services to underprivileged women in India. This recognition could not have been possible without the...
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May 21, 20181 min read
We did it!
Leah & Usha completed the Great Run in Manchester and have raised £1,507 for WIN so far. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed. To...
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Mar 28, 20181 min read
Leah & Usha running for running costs
For those who don't already know, we initially set up Women in Need (WIN) in 2000 to help marginalised women with leprosy forced to live...
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Mar 16, 20161 min read
Leah and Usha Guest Speakers at Swami Vivekanand College of Social Work
Leah and Usha were invited to talk to the undergraduates at Swami Vivekanand College of Social Work to introduce the work of Women in...
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Apr 4, 20151 min read
Made In Tyne and Wear TV
LEAH recently appeared on Made In Tyne And Wear news, talking about her 20 years of working with abandoned women in India. Watch the report
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Jan 24, 20121 min read
Companionate of Merit Award
LEAH and Usha received awards from the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus Of Jerusalem in June, for recognition of their...
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Oct 25, 20111 min read
WIN Attends Soroptimist Conference
SUE WESTON, Women In Need’s secretary, is travelling to Brighton to attend the National Conference of the Soroptimists (women working for...
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