Why we run a football club
Exclusion is rarely announced. It happens when nobody passes you the ball. Black Albinism FC exists to put that in front of people rather than explain it to them.
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Discover the Greatness in me.
A movement for the rights and well-being of persons with albinism. Empowerment, training, mentorship and advocacy for full inclusion.
What drives us
Albinism is a genetic condition. Exclusion is a choice.
One of those we cannot change. The other one we can, and that gap is the entire reason this movement exists.
Persons with albinism live with a specific stack of barriers. Visual impairment that classrooms and workplaces rarely adjust for, skin with no natural defence against a sun that is getting stronger, and a social climate still shaped by myth. Each barrier is solvable.
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In Sub-Saharan Africa
1 in 1,000 is a person with albinism
Living with significant visual impairmentNearly all
Natural protection against UV radiationDismal
Reached by our programmes to date5,000+
Reached directly. Hundreds of thousands more through campaigns, broadcast and the festivals.
Every figure here is one we can stand behind. Where we do not have a verified number yet, we leave it out rather than estimate it.
Why Black Albinism
Three things we refuse to accept.
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That protection should be luck
Sunscreen, a hat, proper sunglasses and one dermatology appointment a year is the difference between a long life and a preventable cancer. That should not depend on who your family knows.
02
That visibility should mean danger
Persons with albinism are among the most visible people in any room and among the least seen. In February 2025 the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights held a state responsible for failing to protect them. The stakes are real, and so is accountability.
03
That charity is the ceiling
Being helped is not the same as being included. Our members save and invest through their own chama, play for their own club, sell their own products and tell their own stories.
What we do
Six tracks. One argument.
That a person with albinism should be able to learn, earn, play, be protected and be seen, on the same terms as everybody else.
Inclusive Education
Classrooms where a learner with albinism can actually see the board, and is expected to succeed.
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Sport for Development
A pitch is the fastest way to turn a stranger into a teammate.
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Climate Justice & Health
A hotter, brighter world is not a neutral event for a person without melanin.
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Livelihoods
Rights matter. So does rent.
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Digital Inclusion
Every phone already has the tools. Almost nobody has been shown them. And the models being built…
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Festivals & Culture
Public joy is an advocacy strategy.
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We would rather show you one number we can prove.
Reached directly by our programmes to date, with hundreds of thousands more through campaigns, broadcast and the festivals. Everything else we publish will arrive here the same way: counted, dated and sourced.
5,000+persons with albinism reached directly
Our stories
People, not case studies.
Five years of International Albinism Awareness Day, and what each one was for
Every 13 June, Black Albinism marks International Albinism Awareness Day around one argument rather than a general appeal. Here are the five we have made.
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Tracking what Kenya promised in Berlin
Governments make commitments at the Global Disability Summit and then everybody goes home. We have been following what Kenya signed up to, with support from CBM.
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Our partners
Those who help us do the work
We name a partner publicly only once they have agreed to it.
Get involved
The work is already happening. It just needs more hands.
Fund a season of sunscreen. Bring a team and play us. Put a book in a classroom. Join the chama. Add your face to the library. Or simply stop saying the word “albino”.