Kabula and the other current residents of our home will be joined by two new girls and five boys!
Read what they have to say about themselves:
I’m called Nyakahoja. My father is called Mafuru. I’m 14. I come from Mara and I go to school in Mwisenge but now I live in Mwanza. I like playing volleyball. I’m happy I can live in Tanga house.
I’m called Ngasa, and my father’s called Daudi. My mother’s called Gaudensia. I have two sisters and two brothers. I’m 16 years old. I like playing volleyball. I lived in Misungwi. I’m happy that I’m staying in Tanga house now. I’ve been studying at the Montessori middle school since January 2020.
I’m called Matekele. My father’s name is Bigambo and my mother’s called Pascalia. My grandfather’s name is Magesa. My sister’s called Tatu. My hobby is playing football and watching matches on TV. I also like the Serengeti National Park. Now I’m living in Tanga house and I’m going to study in the Montessori middle school.
I’m called Nasry. My father’s called Vicent. I’m 15 years old. I’m the oldest son in my family. In my family there are three sisters and one younger brother. I always like to spend time with my relatives. I’m also a member of Tanga house with seven girls and four boys. I’m happy I live with my friends. There are the nuns. Amelia, and Barbara teaches me Mathematics and English - the most important subjects. I think that, by God’s grace, I will be enjoying my study in the Montessori middle school soon.
I’m called Simon, my father’s name is Shukuru and my mother’s called Zurupha. I have a younger sister Khalima and a younger brother Frank. I’m the oldest son in our family. I’m 15. I come from Kigoma and I live in the Geita region. I like playing football and reading.
Asha Ramadhani is 13 years old. She comes from the town of Tanga and is now in our Tanga house. She didn’t finish primary education because her parents wanted to protect her from harm and from the sun. We’re now trying to find an appropriate school for Asha.
Ideally the house will be a safe port of call for the 10-20 girls and boys with albinism who will use it as a base to go to good local middle schools. All the residents receive specialist medical care. We particularly need to look after their eyesight and their skin, which is especially susceptible to sunburn and cancer.
The house is also a place to promote and protect the population affected by albinism, especially minors and also a place where the results of prejudice, violence and the local social marginalisation of people will albinism can be countered. One of the tools used in this aim is a special common room - a place for meetings and dialogue, no matter the colour of your skin or religion. It’s a unique place where local residents will have the opportunity to get to know our girls and boys better and learn that they are just the same as them. The local children - besides playing - will also be able to study, e.g. Mathematics and English lessons run by the wonderful Sister Amelia.
The pandemic has slowed us down a little and the common room isn’t yet full of the voices and laughter of local residents… but the yard in front of the house is! Kids from the neighbourhood drop by and you should see what wonders occur during these visits. Integration works!
We invite you to the GROUP OF FRIENDS of the House Residents in Tanzania. TOGETHER WE CAN HELP THEM SPREAD THEIR WINGS!