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Agnes Namhela gives a bath to her infant son Meshack. In 2008, killings within Tanzania’s albino community skyrocketed as witch doctors spread the myth that political success and personal fortune were guaranteed to those who consumed potions made with their skin, hair or bones. As a result, many families sent children with the disorder to Kabanga Protectorate Center and School – and in some cases, mothers accompanied their children.

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Agnes Namhela gives a bath to her infant son Meshack. In 2008, killings within Tanzania’s albino community skyrocketed as witch doctors spread the myth that political success and personal fortune were guaranteed to those who consumed potions made with their skin, hair or bones. As a result, many families sent children with the disorder to Kabanga Protectorate Center and School – and in some cases, mothers accompanied their children.