Social club helps people living with albinism
“They are human like all of us. The only difference is that they were born with a skin condition.”
KwaThema- Members of Lesedi Men’s Club have taken it upon themselves to make the lives of people living with albinism bearable.
This is the second leg of the initiative where the club collected funds for its social outreach programme, which it hosts annually. The event took place on Saturday morning at KwaThema Sports Complex.
Event organiser Thonti Mabiza says they decided to adopt people living with albinism after identifying a need in the community to help them.
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“We feel they are a forgotten part of the community, yet they are the most vulnerable because no one speaks about them or their needs.
“Their skin condition requires expensive skin lotions and many need spectacles, which they cannot afford.
“We are able to identify their needs and seek help from external donors or organisations.
“We are also able to seek the help of local optometrists who can prescribe the spectacles they might need,” he says.
Mabiza is urging residents to refrain from treating people living with albinism differently.
“They are human like all of us. The only difference is that they were born with a skin condition.
“There is nothing wrong with giving birth to a child with albinism.
“They don’t have to be treated differently from other people,” he adds.
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Lesedi Men’s Club was formed in 1999 as a burial society, and in 2005 they decided to broaden their reach by becoming a social club that caters for the needs of the disadvantaged residents.
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