People with albinism an inherited condition that leads to someone having very light skin, hair, and eyes – face discrimination in Africa at large, people with albinism find challenges to get jobs in the countries, even if they have adequate qualifications.
Children with Albinism have a lot of difficulties and challenges right from birth. Some parents abandon children with albinism
Such is the abhorrence for albinism that at many places husbands have abandoned their wives after they gave birth to children with albinism.
There are hundreds of single mothers with albino children because their husbands ran away from their homes due to fear of being associated with the albinos.
According to the records available with the Albinism Umbrella, 7000 people are living with albinism in Uganda.
There are incidents where a baby was born with albinism and the family elders chased his parents, who had to take refugee far away from their village, in some homes children with albinism are kept in cages away from the eyes of people.
“The level of discrimination is much higher in rural places than in urban areas. Women with albinism also face the threat of rape due to a spiritual belief that sex with them can cure HIV/AIDS, at Kwezi children foundation we habilitate, health care and give them education, we give them a platform to flourish and live equally as other children, but we face challenges since there skins are delicate and with too much sun geat there skins burn, we have to make sure we buy them sunscreen, hats and long sleeved clothes to keep them protected from the sun rays.
