Mohamed
Kaboba, 37 years, married with one child, artist, albino
I am
the third child born with albinism in my family of ten children and this led to
my family being supportive. I was not stigmatized withing my family, although
in the community during my childhood people were calling me names.
I
started my primary education in Dar es salaam, but later after my father’s
retirement I was forced to move to the village with him where life was very
challenging. Despite my condition of being disabled I was assigned all the activities,
like going to the farm, fetching water, collecting fire wood, etc. This exposed
me to the sun, which is harmful to my health, so I decided to run away and go
live with my sister in Dar.
My
brother in-law employed me in his second hand clothes business and in the
evening I was engaging myself in artistic work, including drama and singing.
With this I managed to run my life smoothly. Unfortunately my brother in-law
passed away before I was fully independent, therefore my life became difficult in his
absence.
My
life dream is to become a famous singer; though not yet fulfilled but I am
still struggling. I am currently trying to join singing classes in one college
in Bagamoyo and I have approached TBC (Tanzania
Broadcasting Cooperation) for support in making my dreams a reality.
Despite
being a disabled person I find life very interesting, though there are some
opportunities that I sometime miss due to my low vision since I cannot read
some of the documents.
Before
the training by ICD (on human rights for
PWDs) I knew no laws and rights or people with disabilities but I am aware
of the many human rights and several laws like the constitution of Tanzania,
Tanzania Act on PWDs, and the Convention on the Rights of PWDs.
I call
upon the community that it should regard PWDs just like other people, they can
do all things that others can do, they should give them support to overcome the
challenges they encounter.
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