Faraja (8yrs) and Pishon Mhewa (10yrs) with their baby brother Jeminus (6 mnths). Their parents are both black skinned but are carriers of the recessive albinism gene. When two carriers have a child it has one in four chances of being born with albinism. Mafinga, Iringa, Tanzania. 2008

Nuru (5yrs) with her father Bahati. Nuru is lucky because her parents are wealthy and can afford sunscreen and glasses and send her to a good school where she is looked after. They are very protective of her and she is always kept out of the sun. However the stigma is still there and Nuru's father is worried about having another child in case it also has albinism. Mafinga, Iringa, Tanzania. 2008

Ibrahim Issa Choela (29yrs) and his daughter Jueria (2yrs). Ibrahim has been attacked twice, once while asleep in bed which caused him to move home and once on his way back from football training by someone taunting him, calling him a 'deal', as it is now common knowledge that albino body parts are fetching large sums of money. His wife and the mother of Jueria ran away shortly after she gave birth as she could not handle the stigma of being with a person with albinism, she was afraid that if they had another child it could be an albino. He looks after Jueria during the day and her grandparents take her from late afternoon when he goes to football practise with Albino United, a team of players with albinism dedicated to changing attitudes through proving their ability to play football and spreading the message that the killings must stop. Ibrahim doesn't have a job, he doesn't have enough education to get a job indoors which are normally more skilled than those outdoors. Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Ibrahim Issa Choela (29yrs) and his daughter Jueria (2yrs) with John Daniel Haule (Albino United football coach). Ibrahim has been attacked twice, once while asleep in bed which caused him to move home and once on his way back from football by someone taunting him, calling him a 'deal', as it is now common knowledge that albino body parts are fetching large sums of money. His wife and the mother of Jueria ran away shortly after she gave birth as she could not handle the stigma of being with a person with albinism, she was afraid that if they had another child it could be an albino. He looks after Jueria during the day and her grandparents take her from late afternoon when he goes to football practise with Albino United, a team of players with albinism dedicated to changing attitudes through proving their ability to play football and spreading the message that the killings must stop. Ibrahim doesn't have a job, he doesn't have enough education to get a job indoors which are normally more skilled than those outdoors. Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Faraja Mhewa (8yrs) sits at the front of the class to help her see the black board. All people with albinism experience low vision. Wambi Primary School, Mafinga, Tanzania. 2008

Juliana Tukano (10yrs) always sits at the front of the class to help her see the black board. She has glasses but unlike her brother, prefers not to wear them, as it is not culturally normal for Tanzanian women to wear glasses. All people with albinism

Adolfu Tukano (12yrs) marching with the school band in the afternoon when the sun is less strong. People with albinism have no pigmentation in their skin so are unprotected from the sun's UV rays. Unless they are very careful, skin cancer is an inevitability. Adolfu and his sister Juliana (10yrs) are the only children with albinism at their school. Lugolofu Primary School, Mufindi District, Tanzania. 2008

Martha Hahle (29yrs) is a primary school teacher. As a person with albinism she is incredibly lucky to have a job and one that is out of the sun. Ingrained prejudice means that even people with albinism who are educated find it very hard to get employment. Ihefu Primary School, Mufindi District, Tanzania. 2008

Hadija Jumanne (34yrs) having her hair plaited. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Bitia (25yrs) is part of a sewing group that repairs clothes and makes school uniforms. It was an initiative by a local organisation to find work for people with albinism indoors out of the sun. Many years working in the fields mean the sun has already done its damage. The tumour on Bitia's face has been there for eight months. She supports her two brothers who are disabled by polio and a son whose father has run away. Mufindi District, Iringa, Tanzania. 2008

Baraka Mpulule (14yrs) with his father Lucas, his mother Tobadina and his sister. He is the first of five children and the only one with albinism. Being from a large and poor farming family means Baraka doesn't get the attention and care he needs. An attitude that people with albinism are unable and a burden persist in rural areas. This is manifested in him being neglected by the rest of the family. Rural life is toughest for people with albinism as it involves hard work outdoors in the sun. People with albinism have no pigmentation in their skin so are unprotected from the sun's UV rays. Unless they are very careful, skin cancer is an inevitability. As well as sun damage, their delicate skin is prone to infections and diseases if not taken care of. Baraka already has badly damaged skin and the unclean environment means his wounds don't heal. He is afraid to play with other children at school in case they are rough with him and they hurt his skin. His remote location means he has never been to hospital. Mapogoro Village, Iringa, Tanzania. 2008

Edison Njavike (16yrs) having his eyes examined by optometrist Julius Ngoje. All people with albinism experience low vision. Edison is myopic (short-sighted) and has a nystagmas (involuntary flicker of the pupils caused by the retina trying to focus on an image.) When Edison was born some relatives talked about a curse on the family. Fortunately his father Nestus was educated and so was able to reassure his wife. Although there have been no killings in the Iringa area, they are worried about what they hear in the news. Nestus takes Edison and his sister Daines with him when he goes to work in the fields as he is afraid to leave them alone. Mufindi District, Iringa, Tanzania. 2008

Recho Kombo (13yrs) being shown how to use a telescope by optometrist Julius Ngoje. All people with albinism experience low vision. Recho is very myopic (short-sighted) and has bad nystagmus (involuntary flicker of the pupils caused by the retina trying to focus on an image), which beyond eight years old is difficult to correct as the brain and retina are fully formed. Glasses won't help her so her only chance of seeing the black board is a small magnifying telescope. Makalala Primary School, Mafinga, Tanzania. 2008

Mwazani Ibrahim (19yrs) already has very badly damaged skin. People with albinism have no pigmentation in their skin so are unprotected from the sun's UV rays. Unless they are very careful, skin cancer is an inevitability. Prefering to fit in with her black skinned friends she doesn't like covering up, as its not culturally normal for women in Tanzania to wear hats or long sleeves. Vingunguti, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Nasoro Kambi (42yrs) getting radiation treatment at the Ocean Rd Cancer Institute Dar es Salaam, from German machines donated 25 years ago. He has been doing radiotherapy for the last 10 months for the 50 tumours, which he has on his face, arms and stomach. Tumours up to a certain size can be treated with radiotherapy, which is free at the Ocean Rd Cancer Institute, anything larger has to be removed by operation, which has to be done at other hospitals and is unaffordable for most people with albinism. Ocean rd Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam. Tanzania. 2008

Samuel Mluge (49yrs) an activist for albino rights at his local roman catholic church in Yombo, Dar es Salaam. The government has called upon church leaders to help change the countrie's attitude towards people with albinism and to stop the killings for witch doctor medicine that have ravaged Tanzania over the last year and numbered up to 40. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Samuel Mluge (49yrs) an activist for albino rights at his local roman catholic church in Yombo, Dar es Salaam. The government has called upon church leaders to help change the countrie's attitude towards people with albinism and to stop the killings for witch doctor medicine that have ravaged Tanzania over the last year and numbered up to 40. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Members of the Albino United football team resting after a match with the local radio team which they won. Matches are an opportunity to communicate to huge crowds that attitudes towards people with albinism must change and the killings must stop. Just showing that people with albinism are able to play football and win a match is an achievement and something that was not believed a short while ago. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

A member of the Albino United football team resting during a match with the local radio team which they went on to win. Matches are an opportunity to communicate to huge crowds that attitudes towards people with albinism must change and the killings must stop. Just showing that people with albinism are able to play football and win a match is an achievement and something that was not believed a short while ago. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Inside the girls dormitory at Mitindo Primary school, Misungwi, Mwanza. In March 2007, in response to the killings, the Tanzanian government decided to send all children with albinism in the Mwanza area to Mitindo Primary school as it felt it could not p

MP Al-Shimaa Kweghir with her adopted daughters, the sisters Tindi (8yrs) and Bibiana Mbushi Mashamba (10yrs). A year ago Bibiana was attacked while she was asleep by men with machetes who cut off her leg and two fingers. It was Bibiana's uncle with whom she lived that orchestrated the attack. So afraid to go home she stayed in the hospital for a year until Al-Shimaa, after an official visit, was moved to adopting them. They go to boarding school in Mwanza near Geita where they are from and stay with Al-Shimaa in the holidays. Al-Shimaa was made an MP by the Tanzanian president in a bid to stop the killings by giving a person with albinism status and respect within the country. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Bibiana Mbushi Mashamba (10yrs) being fitted for a prosthetic leg by Dr Rashidi at the CCBRT hospital, Dar es Salaam. A year ago Bibiana was attacked while she was asleep by men with machetes who cut off her leg and two fingers. It was Bibiana's uncle with whom she lived that orchestrated the attack. So afraid to go home she stayed in the hospital for a year until Al-Shimaa a recently appointed MP with albinism, after an official visit, was moved to adopting her and her sister Tindi. There have been over 40 murders of people with albinism and many more attacks over the last year in Tanzania fuelled by witchdoctor medicine using albino body parts in rituals to gain wealth. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008

Dr Rashidi examines Bibiana Mbushi Mashamba's (10yrs) prosthetic leg at the CCBRT hospital, Dar es Salaam. A year ago Bibiana was attacked while she was asleep by men with machetes who cut off her leg and two fingers. It was Bibiana's uncle with whom she lived that orchestrated the attack. So afraid to go home she stayed in the hospital for a year until Al-Shimaa a recently appointed MP with albinism, after an official visit, was moved to adopting her and her sister Tindi. There have been over 40 murders of people with albinism and many more attacks over the last year in Tanzania fuelled by witchdoctor medicine using albino body parts in rituals to gain wealth. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2008