Having a child or Children With Albinism can be a challenging experience for any parent. However, as a parent, you really have no option but to learn and adapt to the demands of the situation, and support your child as far as you can go. Importantly, children with albinism are 100% capable of anything; they [...]read moreBuilding Resilient Self-Esteem for Children With Albinism: A Parent’s Guide!
In our efforts to be even more inclusive, #Miklah Life specifically initiated #Miklah for Albinism, a standalone initiative that focuses on customizing Miklah Life‘s programs so they can be relevant and responsive to people with albinism (PWA). Details of this special initiative can be found at http://miklahlife.com/albinim. In this same spirit, Miklah Life would like to sponsor [...]read moreMiklah’s Fully Funded Events for People with Albinism: Apply Now! (5 positions available)
As you already know, 13th June 2022 was International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD), a day set aside on by United nations in 2014 to commemorate and celebrate people with albinism across the world as we advocate for their rights and full social integration. Apparently, fights for this day started with us here in Africa, Tanzania, [...]read moreInternational Albinism Awareness Day 2022: How it all happened, Jinja City, Kampala (Uganda).
In the Albinism awareness article, I hinted on the need to understand what albinism is before one can be a good advocate for people with albinism. Well, let us go to the beginnings. What is albinism? What is Albinism? In a simple sentence, albinism is a condition whereby one is born without or with less [...]read moreWhat is Albinism? How Common is it? Who Can Get it? And How? See this!
Albinism awareness is critical to fight off the myths and negative perceptions around albinism, empower and enlighten those with albinism, and position them for the support they need to achieve personal and communal goals just as everyone else. It is for this cause that I (Vicent) in the name of #MiklahLife attended SNUPA‘s (Source of [...]read moreAlbinism Awareness: Miklah partners with SNUPA to push for awareness of albinism
