Last week we conducted our 3 days of Albinism Awareness training in Webuye. With the help of our partners Golden Age Albinism Support group and Positive Exposure we from Making More Health educated county officials, police officers and other community opinion shapers on the fir treatment of Person with Albinism. With the knowledge and resource…
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Our MMH house in Webuye – first constructions are done !
All started last November when we rented a small house to run the first training sessions on health and income generation. In the Covid crises it was A central place to share information on hygiene and to produce soap more than 130 families and people with albinism joined. And the number of interested people to…
Join our international albinism day activities – because your support counts!
On 13 June is the international albinism day. Together, with our local NGO partners Positive Exposure Kenya and Golden Age Albinism Support Program (GAASP) we have started 2 years ago to support people with albinism in Kenya. With health trainings, but also supporting them to grow with income and general knowledge. And awareness campaigns in…
What do you know about albinism? Free for download training. Make more inclusion happen!
Together with our local NGO partners in Kenya, we have developed a knowledge training folder to share more knowledge about albinism. People with albinism (PwA) in Africa often are excluded from society. There is a lot of superstition and misbeliefs around – in all social levels – leading to prejudices, exclusion and a lot of…
In these times giving a little bit of safety to the elderly makes a huge difference – thanks to my colleagues!
In crises times the most vulnerable human beings often suffer even more than others. So do also the elderly in our project area in Kenya. No one has thought to inform them, to give them specific device and care on how to protect themselves from Covid-19! That’s why it is important to involve them in…
Our people with albinism construct desks for our school
„Yes, I received the donation and by yesterday already 5 desks were ready, built by our community with people with albinism. Thanks to your employees who made this possible”, said Chris, our local partner and social worker from Ampath/GASAAP in Webuye, a town in Bungoma county in Western Kenya. There is a lot of energy…
Census 2019 in Kenya – 1st data- overview on youth, livestock , housing and more
In 2019, Kenya launched its first digital census. Here some data published at the Kenyanwallstreet, Feb. 2020. The statistics are really interesting: – the population grew by 26% from 37.7 million in 2009 to 47.6 million in 2019 – The total urban population makes up 31.1% of Kenyans, totaling 14.83 million. Nairobi city ranks highest…
Young mothers with children with albinism empower themselves and upcycle – connecting the dots
Last week I visited Jane again in Nairobi. Jane has founded “Positive Exposure Kenya”, a NGO that cares about people with albinism (PwA) and inclusion. I visited her together with my Social worker from Western Kenya who also engages a lot for PwAs in Webuye. Together, we try to make the impact bigger, to build…
Changing perceptions and more skills for PwAs – on health and farming
During a farmers’ training in West Kenya people discussed on the stigma and discrimination from People with albinism (PWAs) point of view. Changing perspectives is key Changing perspective helps to create more understanding for people who seems to be different. The more visible the differences are the more difficult it becomes to be seen as…
