Born to live.

A campaigning film addressing the stigma experienced by people with leprosy produced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Information, Western Nigeria. The film looks at the work of a leprosy hospital in Lagos created with money donated by people around the world and reveals the normality of everyday life. Tools and rooms are attributed to the respective donors. A large delivery of shoes is delivered and emptied onto the ground. The General Secretary from LEPRA visits the village. The villagers are principally farmers; they grow a variety of produce and are proud of their productivity. There are experienced carpenters in the community's workshop who create prosthetic legs and make bespoke tools. Crafts such as basketweaving are practiced. The community line up and take their tablets (with UNICEF labelling). The nursing staff in the hospital were former patients and are paid by the government. Recreational activities are music, board games, listening to the radio, reading and writing. The village accommodates both muslims and christians. Down time at the weekends includes the opportunity for festivity. Many small children free of leprosy live with their families creating a problem regarding their future.