A movement, not a favour.
Black Albinism is youth-led and pro-disability. We exist so that persons with albinism are valued, empowered and fully included in every part of life.
Mission and vision
Empowerment, not rescue.
We promote the rights and well-being of persons with albinism through socio-economic empowerment, training, mentorship and advocacy for full inclusion.
Our vision is a society where persons with albinism are valued, empowered and fully integrated into all aspects of life. Not accommodated at the edges of it. Integrated into it.
Youth-led is not decoration. The people designing these programmes are the people who need them. It is why the chama is member-owned, why the football club fields its own teams, why the image library is built from images people chose to give, and why our storytelling is done by persons with albinism rather than about them.
Caption and consent status
Thematic areas
Four areas. One outcome.
Social inclusion
Education, sport and community life that expect persons with albinism to be present.
Advocacy and awareness
Changing what the public believes, and what institutions are required to do.
Climate justice and health
Sun protection, skin and eye care, and a seat in the climate conversation.
Economic empowerment
Skills, capital, enterprise and finance that members own.
Reach
Albinism does not stop at a border. Neither does exclusion.
We are based in Nairobi and the work starts where we stand, but the condition is global and so is the misunderstanding around it. A learner who cannot see the board, a young person whose skin is being damaged by a sun nobody warned them about, an image search that returns nothing that looks like them. These are the same anywhere.
That is why we collaborate with partner organisations across the continent and beyond, and why the things we build are designed to be copied. The chama constitution, the teacher pack, the image library, the sun-safety guidance. Take them. Use them where you are.
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What you can hold us to
If a number is not verified, it does not appear. You will see a marked slot instead. It costs us the odd flattering headline and it is worth it.
Persons with albinism. Never “albino” as a noun. Albinism is a genetic condition affecting melanin, not a racial category, and language is where most of the damage starts.
No photograph, quote or identifying detail goes out without recorded consent, and it can be withdrawn at any time. For anyone under 18 that means a parent or guardian's consent plus the young person's own agreement.
Programmes are designed and run by persons with albinism. Where we lack the expertise in the room, we bring it in rather than guess.
Our templates, guides and datasets are open. If another group can run this better in their own country, that is a win, not a loss.
Meet the people behind it
The secretariat, the board, and the community representatives who make this work where they live.
Our people