In 1985, nayee asha was registered as a charity whose primary purpose was to be part of the country-wide effort to eradicate leprosy from india and rehabilitate the victims of the disease together with their children. In 1987, funded by the kindermissionwerk germany, the nayee asha society set up a school and a hostel for the children of leprosy patients referred to the nearest government primary health centre for treatment. Today there