We are a grassroots campaign dedicated to increasing awareness about the immediate and long-term mortal threats to people living with albinism in East Africa. We work with many others to highlight a deadly black market as witch doctors promote the belief that body parts from people with albinism can bring wealth and luck. Many people with albinism are also dying prematurely and painfully from skin cancer.
Asante Mariamu is dedicated to ending the slaughter of people with albinism in East Africa; to bringing about the swift prosecution and conviction of their killers; and to providing albinos with life-saving education and supplies for the prevention of skin cancer.
The word asante means thank you in Swahili. We named our organization after Mariamu Staford touched us with her humanity and dignity despite an attempt on her life.
She is very special to us, we invite you to learn why.
