According to the coordinator of Education Foundation Support Trust Hussein Lubambo, there are more than 50 children living with albinism in the district and that their lives are at a great risk.
The six adult children of the Parvez-Akhtar family from Coventry were recognised as the most siblings with albinism last year. Naseem Akhtar, the eldest, said "being Asian but not looking Asian ...
Kennedy Mabeya, 31, and his wife Barbara Otieno, 26, with their child at an event to mark World Albinism Day in Nairobi yesterday. The couple has endured taunting comments after their child was ...
Almost a decade ago, when these attacks first drew widespread attention, Tanzanian officials rounded up many kids with albinism and, for their safety, sent them to rudimentary schools intended for ...
The mother was shy and used to lock her baby in the car, too afraid of being seen with the child. “In the black communities, the stigma was even worse because albinism is linked to witchery ...
The 40-year-old resident from Daveyton said parents of children born with albinism should support and encourage their children to be the best that they can be. “Early childhood education is ...
The newly formed charity will provide social support and aid to young children with Albinism in Tanzania. Many of these children are ostracised by their communities, and many of them are at the ...
It can start when you’re a child but often happens before age 30 ... such as Addison’s disease and type 1 diabetes. Having albinism can make you more sensitive to the sun, putting you at ...
"I had seen him comfortably working with children. And for his first film ... Feather" is the coming-of-age story of Sonia, who has albinism. Sonia comes from a poor family from a small village ...