We Are Now Hope Rises International New Name, Same Mission
For over a century, we’ve fought to restore the dignity and health of those suffering from neglected diseases. Today, as Hope Rises International, we take bold steps forward.
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Compression Stocking for Lymphedema
Painful swelling from lymphedema can make even a short walk feel impossible. A compression stocking brings the swelling down, eases the pain, and makes daily movement possible again. For $15, someone regains the independence that disease has been stealing, one step at a time.
$15
Diagnostic Test for Leprosy or Buruli Ulcer
Leprosy and Buruli ulcer are fully treatable — but only when caught early. Without a test, a small patch of discolored skin can quietly become nerve damage, disability, and a lifetime of stigma. For $20, you give someone an answer while a cure is still possible.
$20
Self-Care Kit
With clean supplies and proper soap, a person affected by leprosy or lymphatic filariasis can protect their wounds from infection, reduce pain, and care for themselves each day with dignity. A self-care kit puts healing into someone’s own hands — and that changes everything.
$20
Pastoral Care Visit to a Patient
A long hospital stay far from home can feel isolating and hopeless. A pastoral care visit changes that — bringing prayer, comfort, and the reminder that someone is not forgotten. For a person recovering from leprosy or another neglected tropical disease, that presence can be the turning point toward healing.
$23
Train a Pastor/Lay Leader on NTDs
Pastors and lay leaders are often the most trusted people in their communities. With training, they can recognize the early signs of neglected tropical diseases, connect people to treatment before permanent damage sets in, and fight the stigma that keeps so many suffering in silence. Your $30 protects everyone that leader serves.
$30
Assistive devices (like adapted work tools and mobility aids)
When disease causes disability, everyday tasks like cooking, working, or getting around become exhausting battles. Assistive devices — a commode, adapted tools, mobility aids — remove those barriers and restore independence. For $35, someone can move through their day with confidence instead of struggling through it.
$35
Custom Protective Footwear
Leprosy can cause loss of sensation in the feet, turning every step into a risk of injury and infection. Custom protective shoes are built to shield and support, preventing wounds that could lead to further disability. For $45, you protect someone’s ability to walk, work, and live without fear of the next step.
$45
Train Volunteers and Teachers on NTDs
Teachers and community health volunteers see people every day that a clinic never will. With training to spot the signs of neglected tropical diseases, they become an early warning system — catching cases in classrooms and villages before the damage becomes permanent. One trained volunteer can change the outcome for dozens of lives.
$50
Buruli Ulcer Antibiotics (Full Course)
Buruli ulcer destroys skin and tissue, and without treatment, it leads to severe disability. But a full course of antibiotics can stop it. For $80, someone receives the complete treatment they need — not partial relief, but a real path to healing. What was progressing toward permanent damage is stopped in its tracks.
$80
Small-Business Grant / Livelihood Toolkit for a Family
After treatment, many families affected by leprosy still face poverty and exclusion. A small-business grant or livelihood toolkit — seeds, supplies, or startup inventory — gives a family the means to rebuild. For $82, recovery doesn’t end at the clinic door. It reaches into a family’s future.
$82
Lymphedema kit (bucket, soap, medicated wash, and towel for daily self care)
Lymphedema requires daily care — without it, swelling worsens, infection sets in, and disability progresses. A lymphedema kit provides a bucket, soap, potassium permanganate, and a towel for daily washing that keeps complications at bay. For $100, someone has what they need to manage their condition every day and prevent the worst outcomes.
$100
Bicycle for a Pastor or Health Worker
Many people affected by neglected tropical diseases live in remote communities, far from clinics or churches. A bicycle gives a pastor or community health worker the ability to reach them — delivering care, encouragement, and connection to treatment that would otherwise be out of reach. For $120, the distance between isolation and hope gets a lot shorter.
$120
Hydrocele Surgery
Hydrocele — severe swelling caused by lymphatic filariasis — brings pain, shame, and an inability to work or participate in community life. Surgery corrects it. For $150, someone who has been living in isolation walks out of the hospital restored — able to work, provide for their family, and hold their head up again.
$150
Pastoral Care Training for 1 Pastor
Pastors walk with people through their deepest struggles, but neglected diseases bring challenges most have never been prepared for — shame, isolation, fear. Pastoral care training equips them to minister to the whole person, body and spirit, with compassion grounded in understanding. For $160, an entire congregation benefits from a pastor who knows how to meet suffering with real care.
$160
Reconstructive Surgery
Years of untreated disease can leave a visible toll on someone’s body — and the stigma that comes with it. Reconstructive surgery restores function, appearance, and the confidence to rejoin community life. For $1,500, someone gets more than a medical procedure. They get a second chance.
$1500
Biomeme Portable qPCR Field Device
Diagnosing leprosy and Buruli ulcer traditionally requires sending samples to a distant lab and waiting weeks for results. The Biomeme device brings accurate, rapid molecular testing directly into the field — results in hours, not weeks. For $12,000, you put advanced diagnostic technology into the hands of the health workers who need it most, right where the diseases are.
$12000
Where Hope is Needed Most
Sometimes the greatest impact comes from giving where the need is most urgent. Your gift allows Hope Rises International to direct your generosity wherever it will do the most good — whether that’s medication for a patient awaiting treatment, training for a pastor stepping into a new role, or surgery that can’t wait. You provide the resources. We’ll make sure they reach the right person at the right time.
