Welcome to
The Salif Keita Global Foundation!
Caution: Graphic images of mutilation
Help us STOP THE INSANITY, THE GENOCIDE NOW!
Salif Keita and other people with albinism on stage at Albinism Awareness Forum in Bamako, Mali in January 2009
The forum was presided by President of Mali HE Amadou Toumani Toure and President of Comores Islands, HE Mohamed Abdouloihabi.
Salif Keita performing at Yoshis in Oakland, 2006. Photo by Salimata Vetu
The US-based organization will focus on raising awareness for the social integration of people with albinism, create advocacy for the global plight of albinos, and raise funds to build free healthcare and educational services for people with albinism in Africa and around the world. The organization is headed by Mr. Keita’s Malian-American wife, journalist and activist, Coumba Makalou.
In Africa, Albino infanticide is a relatively common practice. Even those who escape death at birth are still vulnerable to discrimination and/or violent attacks.
“It’s a sad thought to know that a human being, because of their color or lack thereof, considered Albinos, in Africa and around the world, have to continue, in our lifetime, to endure persecution, social isolation, murder, human rights violations, denial of fair access to education, as well as to healthcare and employment”, said Ms. Makalou. “It is a collective human duty to create global awareness and advocacy and speak out against these grave crimes against humanity, or else we are all guilty in one way or another of supporting hatred, discrimination and genocide”.
About one in 13,000 babies in the world are born Albino. In Africa, the ratio is as high as 1 in 1,000 babies. Many albinos in Africa are simply killed due to superstition and ignorance about the skin condition that is caused by a complete lack of pigmentation, or more simply said, they die “because they are black people who have white skin” said Mr. Keita.
Albinos Killed for Body Parts
Courtesy of Rocketboom
Watch Video on Albinism in Africa
Contact:
[email protected]
Donations:
Please email: [email protected] for more information about the SKGF and helping the fight for albinos in Africa and around the world.
Also, visit our Giving page to see how donations can be made.
Links
Albinism Advocacy
http://www.underthesamesun.com/
Please sign petition to help people with albinism in Tanzania!
Albinism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism
http://www.albinism.org
Salif Keita
http://www.salifkeita.net
http://www.myspace.com/salifkeitamusic
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