The Tanzanians despise and discriminate against us. In parts of the country people hunt us; they kill albinos because witchdoctors use albino body parts to make magic potions and lucky charms. We don't feel safe in our own country so we decided we need to stand together and show the Tanzanians that we are just ordinary people like everybody else.
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Football being one of the most popular sports in Tanzania, it seems to be quite an effective means to reach their goal. Albino United decided to start playing matches throughout the country. They want to prove that albinos can be just as good at it as any other ‘normal’ team evolving in the Tanzanian third division. And success they have. The team's recent wins have not only boosted the players' confidence and team spirit, but also help the progress in their mission.
"At first Tanzanians made fun of us. It hurt, but we decided not to give up. We fought through all the pain as a team and we started winning. It has finally made us feel like equal human beings and it helped us to get over our insecurities that we have always been taught to believe in. We now believe that we can do anything as long as we stand together. We want to help all albinos living in Tanzania to stop living in fear" says Jacob with a big smile on his face.
"You can be united! We are people! We can be together!” With such a “war cry” at the end of their training session that afternoon, a sense positivity, high team spirit and determination radiates among the players of Albino United.
source: Radio Netherlands
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