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Alliance between American Leprosy Missions & The Leprosy Mission International
Posted on 14 February 2008 by
The Leprosy Mission International and American Leprosy Missions are delighted to announce that they have formed a joint alliance.
Here follows the wording of their joint communiqué:
The two organisations have a long history of partnership and cooperation; they both had the same founder, have a similar vision and mission, and share common values. Both seek to be motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to work with marginalised people, particularly those affected by leprosy.
Discussions have been taking place informally for some time. Then following the recent International Leprosy Congress, the senior leaders of both organisations met in Hyderabad, India, to work out the details of how a closer relationship might be structured. As leaders of these two organisations we are now pleased to announce an alliance that builds on our history of partnership.
The purpose of this alliance is to cooperate actively and purposefully so that together we can increase our effectiveness in working to free the world of leprosy.
We will do this in a variety of ways, including:
- more efficient allocation of resources
- shared technical expertise and information resources
- the development and maintenance of a joint project portfolio
- combined representation at project and country level
- unified processes for project monitoring and coordination.
The practical outcomes of this alliance will differ from country to country. Some changes will be immediate; others will be implemented over a period of time. Managers or representatives of TLMI and ALM will communicate specific details with those projects and programs that are directly affected.
American Leprosy Missions and The Leprosy Mission International will remain autonomous organisations. Both remain members of ILEP, the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations. Our aim through this alliance is to develop an increasingly closer and more effective working relationship. We believe this will have great benefits for leprosy affected people and our partner organisations worldwide.
Click here for the American Leprosy Missions Website: http://www.leprosy.org/
Click here for The Leprosy Mission International Website: http://www.leprosymission.org/
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