Albinos receive zero support as centre allegedly misappropriates funds

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Newsletter| Albinism Society of SA founder Nomasonto Mazibuko, who is also a former commissioner for the Commission for Gender Equality, is accused of not supporting people with albinism despite her organisation being funded by government & private donors

Every day, he would hide indoors in a room where his grandmother brewed traditional beer – umqombothi – for her customers.In October, when Tyiti linked up on social media with Piet Lengoabala , an activist for people with albinism, his life changed.

“But the question is, how many others are in the same position and we can’t locate them? This work of finding albinos who are harassed and in danger should be done by the Albinism Society of SA [Assa],” Lengoabala said. Lengoabala says he raised his concerns during a meeting with the Gauteng department of social development in 2015.Lengoabala said that, at the meeting, he indicated that Mazibuko was getting government funds, but was not reaching out to people with albinism.

The Gauteng and national departments of social development had not responded to questions by the time of publishing.He said they even protested against the Assa’s conduct at the Union Buildings last year and handed over a memorandum, but nothing happened thereafter. Two other organisations for people with albinism confirmed that they were not getting funding from the department of social development, despite being registered.

 

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