Join the Movement for Dignity

Every day, people affected by Hansen’s disease (leprosy) and other neglected tropical diseases face stigma and exclusion. IDEA International empowers leaders with lived experience to transform that stigma into strength and discrimination into dignity.

Your monthly gift helps amplify their voices, expand community programs, and sustain IDEA’s global advocacy network.

Become a Friend of IDEA, Advocate for Dignity, or Champion for Change today — and stand with IDEA’s leaders as they build a world where every person is treated with dignity and respect.

Support IDEA International: Promote Dignity. End Stigma.

Join IDEA International in its mission to uplift and empower people affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and many other neglected tropical diseases worldwide. This campaign directly supports the leadership and voices of those with lived experience—ensuring they are not only heard, but leading the fight for dignity, inclusion, and human rights.

Your gift helps expand community-based programs, sustain global advocacy, and challenge the stigma that still surrounds this curable disease. With your support, IDEA can continue transforming silence into strength and discrimination into dignity. Stand with us and be part of a movement that changes lives from the inside out.

Founded in 1994, IDEA is a global advocacy network led by individuals who have personally experienced Hansen’s disease. With active local organizations carrying the IDEA name in 19 countries and a worldwide network, the organization champions the rights, voices, and leadership of those often relegated to the shadows.

IDEA International (the global network of organizations of people with lived experience of Hansen’s Disease and any of the Neglected Tropical Diseases) holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and has been instrumental in raising awareness, pushing for culturally sensitive public health strategies, and advocating for respectful language in media and health communication.

For more information on IDEA International, visit www.ideadvocates.org.

Join IDEA’s Global Community of Givers

Together, we can end stigma and promote dignity—one story at a time.
When you become a monthly supporter, you join a growing network of advocates and leaders transforming the narrative for people affected by neglected tropical diseases around the world.

Choose Your Level of Impact

Friend of IDEA International - $10/month
- Join a global network of changemakers. Your contribution helps fund workshops and online Gatherings that amplify the voices of people with lived experience worldwide.
Advocate for Dignity - $25/month
- Stand alongside advocates as they fight stigma and promote inclusion. Your support helps host support group trainings and provides tools for advocacy and communication.
Champion for Change - $50/month
- Empower IDEA leaders to influence national and global policy. Your gift sustains IDEA’s international projects, advocacy campaigns, and leadership development initiatives.
Visionary Partner - $100/month
- Join IDEA’s closest circle of partners who sustain our programs across continents and help shape long-term strategy.
Founding Circle - $250/month
- Make transformational impact possible—support IDEA’s global Gatherings, storytelling initiatives, and emergency response fund.

Every voice matters. Every gift builds dignity.

Support IDEA International. Promote Dignity. End Stigma.