A community-founded mentorship programme matches secondary school students with albinism to working adults across teaching, law, medicine, advocacy, and the arts.
<p>A community-founded mentorship programme in Uganda is matching secondary school students with albinism to working adults across teaching, law, medicine, advocacy, and the arts — with early results showing meaningful improvements in academic confidence and career aspiration among participants.</p><p>The programme, which now operates in four districts, was founded by a group of professionals with albinism who wanted to address what they described as a near-total absence of visible role models for young people growing up with the condition in Uganda.</p><p>Mentors commit to monthly meetings, attend school events with their mentees, and provide practical guidance on navigating workplace environments and accessing further education support.</p>