International Albinism Awareness Day 2019

Theme:"Still Standing Strong".

Persons with albinism arrive at the venue(Mayor's gardens Kisoro District) from the peaceful matchpast through Kisoro Town which attracted the attention of  thousands of people in Kisoro Town. 

This year 2019, celebration of the international Albinism Awareness Day centered on advocacy and the awareness creation about the plight of PWA,such as stigma and discrimination, promotion and protection of the rights persons with albinism.

We had a peaceful match and awareness campaign through Kisoro Town beofore we had a speeches and entertainment at the Mayor's Gardens in Kisoro District.

Many people who were in the market and in town commented on the match past and peaceful demonstration that "they did not know that the people with albinism still existed in Kisoro".

Several media houses published the news with TV West broadcasting our Day's activity in the Saturday 15, 2019 evening news. 

Challege we had is that it took place at a time the national Budget reading was also taking place  but the good news is that we had a very big audience and the participants including Mr. Abel Bizimana the Head of the Kisoro District Chairman Local government (Chairman LC 5) who was franked by the Kisoro District Councillor for PWDs and the Kisoro District Secretary for education and Community 

The day was crowned with entertainment and the local dance which crowned the day with fun,  laughter and renewed hope for a peaceful future for PWA.

A big thank you to everyone who made this possible!

More information shall be in the final Activity report to be published soon. 

By Sabiiti Michael, ED, SCOSP CENTER FOR PWA.