Africa Albinism Network

Did you know that people with albinism are at a higher risk of contracting skin cancer? This risk is higher in the face of climate change, which is increasing ultraviolet (UV) radiation. JOIN THE CAMPAIGN: To reinstate sun blockers (or sunscreen) on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) List of Essential Medications. Your support will make a huge impact. Sign the petition to the WHO here: 👉 https://bit.ly/3Vm6nPM #10IAAD #IAAD2024

Our Project Manager, Annabahati Gwacha, had the opportunity to attend the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation - NOAH Conference 2024 this year. Read about her experience stepping beyond Africa for the first time and the differences and similarities she learned about in the North American albinism movement vs the one in Africa. From innovative community-driven fundraising to inclusive family-oriented programming, she talks about her learnings and how these could further inform how we support individuals with albinism here in Africa.  Read more: https://shorturl.at/aDRJw #AlbinismAdvocacy #NOAHCon2024 #Inclusion

Last week at #COP29Azerbaijan, we shared our petition urging the World Health Organization to re-add #sunscreen to the Essential Medicines List with climate justice advocates from all over the world. There is still time to reach our goal of 10,000 signatures and join the campaign to make sunscreen affordable and accessible! 👉 Sign here: https://lnkd.in/dFCH-FTh #AlbinismAwareness #ClimateChange

Watch now! Reflecting on our journey at #COP29Baku 🌍 , where Kwame Andrews Daklo joins climate justice activists to urge global leaders to recognize that people with #disabilities, including those with #albinism, are among the most vulnerable communities affected by #climatechange. View here: https://lnkd.in/eEXA2ZxZ We would like to thank CBM Global Disability Inclusion and the Global Greengrants Fund for the opportunity.

I can think of nothing more egregious than the level of discrimination and brutality faced by people with albinism. There is now an alarming rise in skin cancer due to increased UV exposure from climate change that is claiming the lives of young people with albinism. Proud to be supporting this important #climatejustice campaign led by the Africa Albinism Network to make sunscreen available to people with albinisim.

We're pleased to have launched our petition globally with the support of CBM Global Disability Inclusion. By signing the petition, as a collective community of climate justice activists, we recognize that people with disabilities, including those with albinism, are among the most vulnerable communities affected by climate change. Sign the petition: https://lnkd.in/dFCH-FTh  #AlbinismAwareness #Disability #ClimateChange

We're at #COP29Azerbaijan ! Our Advocacy Manager, Kwame Andrews Daklo joins hundreds of activists and decision-makers at COP29 Azerbaijan to discuss the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges and to promote the petition urging the World Health Organization to add sunscreen to the Essential Medicines List. Sign here to keep the momentum going! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFCH-FTh We would like to thank CBM Global Disability Inclusion and the Global Greengrants Fund for the opportunity. #ClimateJustice #AlbinismAwareness #Disability #COP29

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has issued strong recommendations for Ghana, highlighting urgent steps needed to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities including persons with albinism. The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD), Africa Albinism Network, and the International Commission of Jurists are calling on the government to take immediate action on these critical issues. Let’s join together and push for a more inclusive Ghana! Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/dEkJeXCq #DisabilityRights #Ghana #CRPD #Inclusion #HumanRights #ICJ 

Heading to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan? Be on the lookout for our Advocacy Manager, Kwame Andrews Daklo, who will be highlighting the impacts of intensifying harmful UV rays on persons with albinism and a call to action through our petition to the World Health Organization to add sunscreen to the Essential Medicines List. Sign and Share: https://lnkd.in/dFCH-FTh #Albinism #ClimateJustice #COP29Azerbaijan Thanks to CBM Global Disability Inclusion and Global Greengrants Fund

The 2024 AAN Women’s Learning Forum was a groundbreaking event, bringing together fierce, passionate #women impacted by #albinism to reflect on leadership, resilience, and personal growth. To capture the impact of this forum on participants, our research partner, Mothering & Albinism interviewed one of the participants Gwenlisa Mushonga, the founder of Albinism Alive Initiative in Zimbabwe. You can read her reflections, posted by our partner at Mothering & Albinism: https://shorturl.at/FQXtX   #Albinism #Women #HumanRights #AANForum2024