Albinos-Light and Dark!
“My brothers and sisters wanauliwa Tanzania…Peke yangu naogopa kutembea tu kwa njia….Waganga wana believe udosi comes from my body parts! Kitu wanapata tu ni thambi..when my soul departs” Hii ni story ya Human Race! Ina matter kweli story ya Colour Kwa Face! Ina matter kama sina Colour Kwa Face! Hii mentality Tunai Erace.”
They cannot come out and walk in the open daylight due to the sun but all they need is Sun Screen Lotion,Shades and a Hat and they are good to go.
They cannot come out at night due to the fear of being hunted by people who claim that their body parts have magical powers to bring wealth/fortune! Seriouslyyyyyy?????
In the godfather album there is a song called Colour kwa Face! This song was inspired by the movie (IN MY GENES) which i attended the screening last year. So inspired i had to do my part jus to sensitize people that albinos should not be victimised coz of there colour kwa face.
My video producer Willy Owusu works alot with groups and societies of people living with Albinism so i decided il be a voice in the society to fight 4 the same cause.
What is Albinism? Albinism is a hereditary condition, but occurs only when both parents have albinism genes. Its a complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Its just a skin condition. Not an infectious disease!
This story really touched me and i had to share it with yall. Its time to celebrate our differences rather than persecute the innocent.
“In the middle of the night, a group of men stormed in and said, ‘We are going to cut your arm off, and if you scream we’ll cut the other arm off,’” she said. “And then they started to chop my right arm off. And because I was screaming, they also started to do the same with the other.”“In the middle of the night, a group of men stormed in and said, ‘We are going to cut your arm off, and if you scream we’ll cut the other arm off,’” she said. “And then they started to chop my right arm off. And because I was screaming, they also started to do the same with the other.”
Despite Tanzania’s reputation as a tourist mecca known for Despite Tanzania’s reputation as a tourist mecca known for safaris and visits to Mount Kilimanjarosafaris and visits to Mount Kilimanjaro, people with albinism are being hunted down like animals. Since 2007, 57 Tanzanian albinos, including children, have been murdered by gangs of men who hack off arms, legs or genitals. To date there have been 66 confirmed attacks, but many more cases are believed to have gone unreported. The country has one of the largest populations of albinos in the world – as many as 150,000 according to some estimates — and they are being targeted for their white skin., people with albinism are being hunted down like animals. Since 2007, 57 Tanzanian albinos, including children, have been murdered by gangs of men who hack off arms, legs or genitals. To date there have been 66 confirmed attacks, but many more cases are believed to have gone unreported. The country has one of the largest populations of albinos in the world – as many as 150,000 according to some estimates — and they are being targeted for their white skin.
I was touched as well. Illiteracy in this part of the world is what holds us back!
Its so sad tht illiteracy,superstition n outdated customs r still holding us(e.africa) behind.body parts to make u rich?..seriously?we must change,or else become extinct!who knows who’l b targeted next after our albinos?