Warptrick.Com All Song Of Tanzinia5/26/2023 ![]() Image of albino children in the community. In Malawi, the UN reported in 2016 that Malawi’s albinos were at risk of “ total extinction.” The group labels it a “macabre trade … also fueled by a belief that the bones of people with albinism contain gold.” In parts of the Great Lakes region, albinos are regularly killed for their bones and organs, which are sold to witch doctors for “charms and magical potions”, according to Amnesty International. The greater fear, however, comes from humans, both strangers and family alike.Īcross sub-Saharan Africa, living with albinism carries great stigma. One startling figure from non-governmental organization Standing Voice claims that 98% of Tanzanian albinos die from skin cancer before the age of 40. Albinos have a skin pigment deficiency, resulting in poor eyesight and an increased likelihood of developing skin cancer. Wagulu has albinism, a genetic condition which in her home country Tanzania brings with it a host of dangers. “My uncles have threatened to kill me because of my condition. ![]() “I was rejected at birth by my father,” says Christina Wagulu.
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