Madrid | October 26, 2023
Envera and Africa por ti have sent and delivered sunglasses and medicines to children with albinism in Mozambique. Both entities have a collaboration agreement to donate material to different cooperation projects in Africa.
The Envera Solidarity Recycling Center, managed by people with disabilities, has prepared the materials, including sunglasses, sunscreen and other medications specifically for people with albinism, to be taken to the African country and then delivered directly to the field in collaboration with Azemap, a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting people with albinism.
Tal y como apunta Samer Muscati, director asociado de la División de Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad de Human Rights Watch, "el albinismo, una condición genética caracterizada por una producción reducida de melanina en la piel, los ojos y el cabello, expone a las personas a un mundo de prejuicios, discriminación e incluso violencia".
Albinism affects one in 15,000 people according to the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine and can also cause medical problems such as vision difficulties, photophobia and malignant skin tumors, among others.
Africa for you, Azemap and Envera have joined forces to distribute the material in the districts of Macanga, Ulongué and Zobue, in the province of Tete, and in the province of Beira.
África por ti forma para de la red de alianzas que Envera ha tejido para apoyar la labor social de otras ONG como Cruz Roja, Cáritas, Banco de Alimentos, Mensajeros de la Paz, Soñar Despìerto, Escuela de Fútbol 'Vicente del Bosque' (Senegal), AUDE (Ruanda), Voluntarios por África (Etiopía), Hombre Nuevo Tierra Nueva (Cuba), etc., y que permite ayudar a más de 25.000 familias vulnerables dentro y fuera de España.
In this way, Envera, together with the companies that support its work, impacts 11 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Agenda 2030.
