Fostering empowerment: Transition from self-help groups to cooperatives in leprosy-affected communities in Nepal
The transition to cooperatives offers a promising path for sustainable development, ensuring legal recognition and financial stability while reducing stigma and improving societal perceptions towards leprosy, disability, and marginalized communities.
Authors
- Bijaya Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-8201)
- Shovakhar Kandel
- Suraj Puri
- Bishnu Dhungana
- Dilip Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-4288)
- Divya Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7631-2471)
- Jyoti Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-8538)
- Indra Bahadur Napit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-880X)
- Subi Ansari
- Shailesh Mani Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9942-4238)
- Pabitra Aryal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-9124)
- Sunil Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3299-2115)
- Archana Shakya
Institutions
- Anandaban Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013799
- Primary Topic
- Community and Sustainable Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00