Friday, October 30, 2009


Day four we continue to open website by visits IPS NEWS (Inter press service) IPS is a communication institution with a global news agency at its core. In IPS there are Swahili services and is regard to received story.

They learned on how to do if you forgot a person contact, first you have to think before searching example if you forgot a contract of Marco, you open a website of MISA at the left you can choose a country of Marco then you find a contract.
Also we learn on how to link a blog by open a blog and click customers-then click posting –click edit posts-return to list of posts- choose edit view –highlight-insert link- paste then ok- publish post. We continue by checking facts if you are the Editor you should check it himself half minutes and ask himself who, where, when, what, why.

A very significant thing which I have learned today was how to link a blog to me this is very achievement. The trainer giving up the participant an assignment of feature story as follows.

FEATURE STORY ABOUT THE SITUATION OF ALBINOS IN TANZANIA
Albinism is a genetically inherited disorder which results in a lack of pigmentation in the hair, skin and eyes of those affected. In almost all cases a significant visual impairment is also involved, with most persons with albinism being legally blind.

Peter Ash who is himself an albino), who also acts as Chairman of the Board for the fund. Peter is a passionate philanthropist and entrepreneur, holding an undergraduate degree in Theology and a Graduate degree in psychology. Peter's background includes a decade of work in church ministry and subsequently a decade in business. Peter also has albinism, a genetic condition which results in significantly reduced vision. As a result of Peter's faith background and his own disability his heart drives him to do whatever he can to provide resources to assist those most disadvantaged by disability, discrimination and poverty. The goal of the fund is to provide resources which allow these people groups to increase their quality of life and gain increased independence. Assisting Peter in this endeavor is his brother Paul Ash who resides in Winnipeg.

Vancouver BC, Canada - August 6, 2009: As the slaughter of albinos continues, promises from Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda that the killers would be brought to justice swiftly have not yet been fulfilled. Now the Kahama and Shinyanga High Courts which have been holding trials for 4 of the suspected killers of victims with albinism say they have run out of funds. THESE TRIALS HAVE NOW BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. For Tanzania's 170,000 albinos, there is an increasing sense of fear and abandonment. With their government unable or unwilling to protect them from the machetes of the witchdoctors' henchmen, there is no place to hide and little reason to hope.

The most recent victim was 4 year old Muanda Sita of Madilana village in the Bariadi District, Shinyanga region. Murderers, violently wielding machetes, overtook the little boy and hacked off his legs one by one as he screamed in agony. His slaughter brings the number of murders of Tanzanians with albinism during the past month to 4. In addition, other African countries are now reporting similar occurrences, including neighboring Burundi where at least 12 people with albinism have been slaughtered in the last year. However, the Republic of Burundi does not appear to be afflicted with the same kind of judicial apathy. While the trials in Tanzania have completely stalled, 9 people in Burundi have recently been convicted for the murders. All 9 killers are serving time in jail, with three of them serving a life sentence in Shinyanga.

In another case earlier this year, he adds, "the body of a two day old baby with albinism in Shinyanga was exhumed from a grave dug the day after its birth. This tiny infant was found without arms or legs. There are repeated accounts of throats slit, blood drained and sometimes drunk on the spot by the killers. Victims have no one to trust and nowhere to turn because evidence shows that in many cases, relatives or close friends of the victims are directly involved in the murders. Tragically, law enforcement officials have also been implicated. This spreading evil has reached epidemic proportions." PICHA

According to Ash, the crisis in Tanzania has only intensified. "If you have albinism in Tanzania", he says, "You live in a constant state of fear. Since 2007, police reports confirm that at least 53 innocent children and adults have been slaughtered like animals so that their body parts can be traded and sold as mere commodities by witchdoctors to their customers. The darkness of Witchcraft is rampant with documented accounts of tiny babies, some as young as 6 months of age, being slaughtered alive in front of their families, dismembered one frail limb at a time.

My opinion is that, people with albinism now feel totally abandoned by their justice system with nowhere to turn for rescue from this genocide. This was gross violation of human rights, It is a very serious issue, We are driven by the belief that all people have been created in the image of God and thus have intrinsic value and are accordingly worthy of love and support. S o all people and government we are able to provide a variety of support, protection, resources within Tanzania to improve the life of persons with albinism by establishing a resource center for persons with albinism where they can receive education and medical support regarding this genetic condition.

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