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Job Prospects for Albinos a Major Challenge

Home Archived Job Prospects for Albinos a Major Challenge

By Surihe Gaomas WINDHOEK People with albinism still face the uphill battle of finding jobs to make a living. There are over 1ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 people with albinism in Namibia, especially in the northern parts of the country. Job prospects for these people remain a major challenge. President of the Albino Association Trust, Joseph Ndinomupya, recently urged both public and private sectors to provide jobs for people with albinism. “I humbly request parastatals, organizations and government to this year consider for employment opportunities those people suffering from albinism. Since they cannot work outdoors for too long, they can even take up jobs indoors as cleaners or messengers,” said Ndinomupya. A father of two children, 36-year-old Fillipus Nghifikwa from the Ohangwena Region came all the way from the north to look for a job to enable him to feed his family. Despite numerous efforts, he has found none. Albino-sufferers like Nghifikwa and others are still discriminated against when it comes to employment. He says any other benefits he had, have been taken away. “My disability grant has also been stopped ever since February last year, and they have not given me any reason to this date,” said Nghifikwa, who depends on Good Samaritans for a living. Ngifikwa said he would like to put bread on the table for his family, but without a proper job this is a far-fetched dream. He lives in the squatter settlement area of the Goreangab Dam, on the outskirts of the capital city. Ndinomupya says a lot still needs to be done to address the plight of people with albinism.