Challenges of People with Albinism:
Miklah for Albinism is customizing our solutions for PWA and other disabilities. Youth & adolescents in Uganda, and Africa have serious challenges threatening their future. These challenges become more, worse, and life-threatening when it comes to people with disabilities (PWDs), in our case, people with albinism (PWA). Miklah Life is designing and deploying customized practical & sustainable initiatives to address education, health (sexual and reproductive health), entrepreneurship, and governance (leadership and civic engagement) challenges among youth and adolescents with albinism. This program is called ‘Miklah For Albinism’
As you might be aware of, #MiklahLife’s sole mission is empowering youth and adolescents for a powerful and fulfilling future by addressing challenges in four major areas of their socioeconomic transformation. That is, education, health, entrepreneurship, and governance. By customizing our initiatives for those with albinism and other disabilities, we truly ‘LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND’.
WHAT WE DO FOR AND WITH PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM
1. Awareness
Albinism awareness & sensitization
Using the power of blogging, videos, events, social media, and face to face communications, we are sharing all science-based facts about albinism, inspiring PWA and everyone else about the endless opportunities and good life that PWA can have.
2. Initiatives
Customizing Miklah Initiatives 4 PWA
We already have initiatives addressing the four major areas of youth development. We customize these for PWA. We train PWA for business, avail sexuality education & services, provide for digital skills, and train & mentor them for leadership and civic engagement.
3. Partnerships
Partnerships for albinism work
We are always open & willing to work with other individuals & organizations that are interested in PWA, for bigger impact. Currently, we are working with Source of the Nile Union of People with Albinism, GOBS Children’s Foundation, and other individuals.
OUR MOTIVATION: Why ‘Miklah For Albinism’
It’s Personal & Professional!
As sustainability-oriented social enterprise, serving people with disabilities has been at the core of Miklah Life’s work. As a CEO and founder of Miklah, the motivation has been my knowledge and awareness of rights for PWDs, and my passion to execute initiatives that leave no one behind.
However, recently, we have taken a clear and well-defined stand for people with albinism, and the motivation for this is awesomely unusual: yes, I have a child with albinism, and I want a better world for him. This, coupled with my professional knowledge and practice in public health and nursing, education, and social entrepreneurship, greatly motivated me to start ‘Miklah For Albinism‘, a dedicated and standalone program that customizes our initiatives for PWA.
In summary, our work for people with albinism is both personal and professional, and it is the best motivation throughout, even in face of scaring challenges.
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