The Albino Foundation (TAF) and its partners will be organizating a two-day programme to mark 2019 international albinism awareness day with the theme: “Still Standing Strong, Advancing The Albinism cause”. The event will take place in Abuja from 12th of June to 13th of June with a National conference on Albinism that will be culminated with Walk for Albinism, free medical eye and skin to test, Fashion, Photography and Art Exhibition, and capacity building for persons with albinism. These activities are geared towards creating the needed awareness on the issues and challenges faced by persons with Albinism and how best to address them
In press release signed by the Founder/CEO The Albino Foundation Jake Epelle, the foundation invites all member states, organization of United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, civil society groups, non-governmental organization and individuals to observe International Albinism Awareness Day in an appropriate manner.
These men and women are lending their voices and arts in support of albinism cause
The foundation is calling on the Members States to provide the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with Information on the initiatives taken to promote and protect the human rights of persons with albinism and understanding of albinism globally. The Foundation urges the human rights treaty bodies and special procedures of the Human Rights council to continue to give attention, with their respective mandates, to the situation of the persons with albinism globally.
On 13th June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly at its Sixty-ninth(69th) Session, third committee Agenda item 68 (b) proclaimed International Albinism Awareness Day going by their deep concern on the widespread discrimination, stigmatization, dehumanization and brutal killings of persons with albinism across the World and the need for more public awareness on the needs and challenges of persons with albinism globally, especially in Africa.