Azemap, in partnership with Human Rights Watch, has begun painting five murals at schools across Tete, Mozambique.
The murals depict two girls, one with albinism, with the inscription: ‘People with albinism are the same as you’.
‘In the past two years, I have encountered many people with albinism in Mozambique who are struggling’, Associate Director, Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, Samer Muscati, noted.
‘Not because of their physical condition, but because their communities ostracise and discriminate against them, and authorities do little to combat this stigma or support their needs’.
To change the narrative for people living with albinism, Human Rights Watch called on the government of Mozambique to dismantle the systemic barriers that people with albinism face.
The rights organisation also urged the government to transform societal attitudes to foster acceptance and inclusion of people with albinism within their communities.
Development Diaries reports that Azemap is a volunteer-run organisation that supports people with albinism.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Photo source: Human Rights Watch
