Life albino (16 photos)

Albinos - the enigmatic, mysterious, beautiful and rare on this planet! According to medical statistics, about one in 20 thousand people is a white-skinned, blond and red-eyed albino.

Lorena lives in Sydney, Australia. Although a rare disease, which is albinism. It does not feel like an outcast in society. The family is trying every way to maintain her self-esteem. Even my sister, who is not an albino, sometimes paint their own hair and eyelashes in white to Lorena did not feel lonely.



African-American «M» - known cabaret singer and poet - songwriter from New York ...



This mother of the West African country of Mali reaching out to the medical center for two days to get the information on how to help her daughter with albinism. The mortality rate of people with white skin is significantly higher in African countries where intense sunlight can cause such people skin cancers ...



On the island of Fiji albino anciently enjoyed special respect and held a senior position in society. As well as their children ...



Indian girl Pranish very loved and respected his family and the people of his village, but it is still very shy ...



In the United States defends the rights of albinos Organization and representatives of albinism gipopigmentizma (OPAG) that its members are usually referred to simply as "colorless Union».



This organization provides assistance to parents of children with albinism ...

Each year, the American Albino hold conferences, which are divided into outcasts sorrows of life, complain of prejudice and superstition, which are surrounded by albino, exchange of medical information, trying to somehow improve their situation.



And these photos from the site of the company, established in 1997 by former fashion photographer Richard Guidotti and Diane McLean - they work with people living with genetic defects ...



However, not everywhere in the world the same situation ... In Africa, the Negro lives albino remains difficult today. For example, the black population of Malawi suspicious of people with a pale complexion and blond hair. And if the family of black parents a child is born albino, they take hard on this event, considering handicapped child.



In South Africa there is a belief that albino disappears after death, as it melts in the air. In this connection it is always some scum who want to check out: it's true or not?



Albinos Malawi after two years of fighting have you log the state of their organization - Albino Association of Malawi (AAM). They feel they are being discriminated against because the Negro population suspicious of their pale skin and blond hair.



Members of the organization are going to attract the state's attention to their problems. "We want to understand and adapt to the society, because we are people too", - said one of the members of the association.



African albinos are planning to organize a network of clinics, which in addition to providing medical care to adults, will also give advice to parents of children with albinosov.Podobnye clinics already established in neighboring Tanzania.



According to statistics, the frequency of albinos have nationalities of European countries is estimated approximately 1 per 20 000 inhabitants. In Nigeria - it is 1 in 3000, and among the Indians of Panama and all 1 132 ...



So, the white-eyed and white-skinned population of at least 1 percent of the total world population, which is quite a lot!