Thierry’s story

Thierry is a young albino from Burundi. In 2015, he fled the civil war that shook his country and came to the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda.

“Since my childhood, I never experienced happiness.  When I thought of my future, tears flowed in my eyes.  At school, the teachers and students laughed at me because of my skin. I couldn’t bear these insults.

After escaping Burundi and arriving in the refugee camp my life became more difficult. I received daily insults because of how I look.

In 2017, Global Refugee Aid brought all the Albinos together and helped us create support groups. We joined other refugees who are not albinos and discrimination began to slowly disappear as we started being accepted by the community.

GRA gave us skin products and health education to protect our skin. They also trained us to create small businesses.  I’m now one of the best mechanics in the camp and even locals bring their motorbike and cars to me to fix.”

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