Mapping patterns of resilience at the juncture of gender, colourism, religion, and human rights
We are excited to introduce to you our second cohort of interns - eight students who are joining the Mothering & Albinism network for 2024-2025. This year, we have a diverse group of students representing the four countries in our Birthing Stories project: Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania and Canada. Each intern is assigned to one… Continue reading Birthing Stories Project: Student Interns 2024
We are a group of researchers and advocates from Canada, South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, and England. We are supporting the United Nations Independent Expert mandate on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism through research. We have conducted research on albinism and human rights since 2015. We are currently conducting a… Continue reading Birthing Stories of Families Impacted by Albinism in Canada: Inviting Participants
An exciting aspect of our Birthing Stories project is the involvement of undergraduate and graduate students as interns. In 2023, students from Ghana and Canada will work with researchers and advocates to learn firsthand about how research can contribute to the protection of human rights for mothers impacted by albinism. The interns will engage in… Continue reading Birthing Stories Project: Student Interns 2023
The Mothering and Albinism project team expresses our deep regrets at the recent passing of Dr. Bhekisisa Maxwell Thabethe. He was the chairperson for organizations such as the National Albinism Task Force, Albinism Society of South Africa, and Albinism Society KwaZulu-Natal. With his PhD in Education (his dissertation is titled Learning of mechanical systems in… Continue reading In Memoriam: Dr. Bhekisisa Maxwell Thabethe
Wakati wa utafiti wetu Tanzania mnamo mwaka 2019 kwaajili ya mradi wa Mama na Ualbino, tulisikia mara kadhaa kwamba viongozi wa kidini wana ushawishi mkubwa katika jamii katika utoaji wa misaada, elimu na utetezi. Kiongozi mmoja wa kiislam alisema kwamba “viongozi wa kidini tayari wana uwezo wa kufikia sehemu za ndani zaidi za jamii….. wanasikilizwa… Continue reading Mkutano wa Viongozi wa Dini Tanzania
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