pro s y ▁ ▁Adv oc ate ▁for ▁people ▁affected ▁by ▁le pro s y ▁to ▁not ▁suffer ▁restrictions ▁in ▁their ▁social ▁life ▁( job , ▁family , ▁church , ▁school ▁...) ▁ ▁Cont ribute ▁to ▁conquer ▁the ▁le pro s y ▁st igma ▁and ▁help ▁patients ▁exercise ▁full ▁citizens hip ▁ ▁Ens ure ▁housing , ▁care , ▁and ▁support ▁to ▁people ▁with ▁le pro s y ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁isol ation ▁( 3 0 – 6 0 ▁days ) ▁ ▁History ▁Mor han ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁by ▁eight ▁people ▁in ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁Brazil , ▁whom ▁had ▁met ▁through ▁extensive ▁research ▁on ▁le pro s y ▁or ▁having ▁lived ▁in ▁cent ers ▁for ▁people ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁le pro s y . ▁Mor han ▁first ▁emer ged ▁as ▁an ▁organization ▁for ▁the ▁phys ically ▁hand ic apped ▁in ▁general , ▁although ▁a ▁specific ▁group ▁for ▁those ▁disabled ▁by ▁Hans en ’ s ▁disease ▁or ▁le pro s y ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁Support ▁was ▁mobil ized ▁mainly ▁among ▁former ▁patients , ▁or ▁those ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁le per ▁col ony ▁hosp it als . ▁Mor han ▁sh atter ed ▁the ▁st ig mat ized ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁movement ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁char ity ▁by ▁adopt ing ▁an ▁approach ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁citizens . ▁Mor han ’ s ▁participation ▁in ▁Hans en ’ s ▁disease ▁control ▁polic ym aking ▁was ▁made ▁official ▁nation wide