quality parent-child relationship is
very important and now when Parenthood
is actually done well a child
development can lead to stable emotional
well-being you can you can be self-aware
of the environment and you can able to
recognize who you are and be able to
take charge of your environments looking
back today I am really lucky I had a
very well up greeting my parents gave me
absolutely
love and protection and now when I grew
up I understood my difference not
biologically of course but I understood
that my skin is white and the rest of
the pupils and my friends had a duck’s
game but the difference was my parents
took the step to teach me and they
actually equipped me with the
information on how best to take care of
myself so basically I was supposed to
cover myself fully when I was going out
to play under the Sun and um I was to
put on sunscreen and also wear a big
heart all of this really mattered and
when I went out to play with my friends
I actually shared this information with
them and I ensured that every and each
time we are playing I could remind them
you know I have to play under the shed
so let’s do so
so growing up my friends knew how to
treat me and I knew this is who I am and
my parents support and that it builds it
builds confidence in me my parents were
there they were present all this all
through my childhood
each step I took the other and at school
the teachers also understood how to take
care of me all this felt special sitting
in front of the class with my own
customized desk and each time I knew
very well if anyone touched me they will
first the wrath of my parents
so all through everyone kneel on my
parents daughter and our the confidence
I had believe you me if we had any bully
gang when we were in primary school I
could have been part of the decision
makers and there are also being a
feeling special knowing very well I had
the support system being my parents each
time people could ask me why are you
different your white skin you have a
white skin and we’re dark-skinned I
could go oh it’s because my mom took
some pills when I was in her womb
because i by then I didn’t understand
the biology behind being a person with
albinism today I still leave my parents
words you’re beautiful and the
continuous affirmation of this words
believe you me
they’re really strong they make you know
who you are and they build the
confidence over and over and in my
secondary life treasury level my
character still remains the same
confident and I knew who I was I
remember the first day I joined
secondary school those the this teacher
he was the extracurricular teacher he
approached he approached me and went up
would you like to join our drama team
but by then it was a they were preparing
for competition and this tells you that
I knew who I was and everywhere I went I
wanted everyone to understand my value
and so they saw that really day one and
they wanted me to join the drama team so
Parenthood is really really important
and especially to a special need
children it’s a vital need so today
that’s what I’m going to talk about and
what I want to emphasize on is our love
to children our children and are
normally as adults we say we are
preparing for a better life for a child
this is normally what we say we’re
working hard for children we are saving
money but every time we get a child with
any kind of disability our character
normally changes we start hiding these
kids we don’t share them properly we
don’t give them unconditional love they
need and this is the reason as to why we
are doing this is because we don’t take
time to actually find out the ways to
raise this kid and the knowledge that is
required for them to be option to love
themselves and feel you know
accommodated in that particular
environment I can imagine what it took
my parents you know to take time and and
find out what albinism is and where two
of us me and my brother we have albinism
he’s the first one in the family and I’m
the second one I can imagine what it
took them it was in the 90s all these
difficulties as a couple and a what
community had had to say then but they
chose unconditional love towards us
today I’m able to see it in a boardroom
articulate my ideas and argue with the
rest of everyone because I understand I
have it in me to make a difference and
how I see the world is I have this one
life we all as there we are as the rest
of us and I have these opportunities
that I need to grab and you know I live
my life and you know be purposeful so as
much as this this standard standardized
challenges I’d say for every person with
disability and every person with
albinism we got through stigmatization
we go through discrimination we have low
vision where employment sometime you
know we you know it’s a it’s a bit
challenging when it comes to the
employment environments but what makes
our difference is the fact that I have a
foundation in me I have this
and from my parents they still my life
so you can imagine any time I feel you
know a bit negative if I can go back to
them and say I need some help
so pyrin ship is really really important
I remember the first time I met a child
with albinism who had gone through the
challenges where she was abandoned by
their mother to die because of the
community pressures and this time I was
18 years old and I was shocked because
all my life I just need one person with
albinism which was my brother and all
through it’s been love love love love
and protection from my parents so it
shocked me why would they do that and it
took some time for me to comprehend and
realize actually I was lucky and this is
something that we should all embrace we
should love our kids and it’s not
something that is mean to us you might
not have kids we are beneath them or any
kind of disability but you have a sister
you have a brother and who you your
opinion and your support towards the
abscissa are you brother that really
matters because what makes community
have stereotypes is because when I have
a kid with albinism when I have a kid
with any disability you do not have
prove as my brother so we also have a
section to play and which is stretching
our hands and supporting our families I
know we are to be Humanity really
matters and it’s what actually will
change tomorrow slice and if we impacts
our children today with love they’ll
actually bring the seven to tomorrow’s
life so let’s go out let’s speak
positivity it’s a shell of I I have a
there’s this story from the famous
international male and female models
with albinism one is called Deandra
Forrest the female and genre is the Mel
every time I watch their interviews the
always refer to the families for
strength and today most of you here we
don’t have any differences but you can
sit down and point out and say my
parents actually helped me to get here
so you can imagine for a special kid how
important that that is so let’s advocate
for love let’s go out and spread
humanity thank you [Applause]
very important and now when Parenthood
is actually done well a child
development can lead to stable emotional
well-being you can you can be self-aware
of the environment and you can able to
recognize who you are and be able to
take charge of your environments looking
back today I am really lucky I had a
very well up greeting my parents gave me
absolutely
love and protection and now when I grew
up I understood my difference not
biologically of course but I understood
that my skin is white and the rest of
the pupils and my friends had a duck’s
game but the difference was my parents
took the step to teach me and they
actually equipped me with the
information on how best to take care of
myself so basically I was supposed to
cover myself fully when I was going out
to play under the Sun and um I was to
put on sunscreen and also wear a big
heart all of this really mattered and
when I went out to play with my friends
I actually shared this information with
them and I ensured that every and each
time we are playing I could remind them
you know I have to play under the shed
so let’s do so
so growing up my friends knew how to
treat me and I knew this is who I am and
my parents support and that it builds it
builds confidence in me my parents were
there they were present all this all
through my childhood
each step I took the other and at school
the teachers also understood how to take
care of me all this felt special sitting
in front of the class with my own
customized desk and each time I knew
very well if anyone touched me they will
first the wrath of my parents
so all through everyone kneel on my
parents daughter and our the confidence
I had believe you me if we had any bully
gang when we were in primary school I
could have been part of the decision
makers and there are also being a
feeling special knowing very well I had
the support system being my parents each
time people could ask me why are you
different your white skin you have a
white skin and we’re dark-skinned I
could go oh it’s because my mom took
some pills when I was in her womb
because i by then I didn’t understand
the biology behind being a person with
albinism today I still leave my parents
words you’re beautiful and the
continuous affirmation of this words
believe you me
they’re really strong they make you know
who you are and they build the
confidence over and over and in my
secondary life treasury level my
character still remains the same
confident and I knew who I was I
remember the first day I joined
secondary school those the this teacher
he was the extracurricular teacher he
approached he approached me and went up
would you like to join our drama team
but by then it was a they were preparing
for competition and this tells you that
I knew who I was and everywhere I went I
wanted everyone to understand my value
and so they saw that really day one and
they wanted me to join the drama team so
Parenthood is really really important
and especially to a special need
children it’s a vital need so today
that’s what I’m going to talk about and
what I want to emphasize on is our love
to children our children and are
normally as adults we say we are
preparing for a better life for a child
this is normally what we say we’re
working hard for children we are saving
money but every time we get a child with
any kind of disability our character
normally changes we start hiding these
kids we don’t share them properly we
don’t give them unconditional love they
need and this is the reason as to why we
are doing this is because we don’t take
time to actually find out the ways to
raise this kid and the knowledge that is
required for them to be option to love
themselves and feel you know
accommodated in that particular
environment I can imagine what it took
my parents you know to take time and and
find out what albinism is and where two
of us me and my brother we have albinism
he’s the first one in the family and I’m
the second one I can imagine what it
took them it was in the 90s all these
difficulties as a couple and a what
community had had to say then but they
chose unconditional love towards us
today I’m able to see it in a boardroom
articulate my ideas and argue with the
rest of everyone because I understand I
have it in me to make a difference and
how I see the world is I have this one
life we all as there we are as the rest
of us and I have these opportunities
that I need to grab and you know I live
my life and you know be purposeful so as
much as this this standard standardized
challenges I’d say for every person with
disability and every person with
albinism we got through stigmatization
we go through discrimination we have low
vision where employment sometime you
know we you know it’s a it’s a bit
challenging when it comes to the
employment environments but what makes
our difference is the fact that I have a
foundation in me I have this
and from my parents they still my life
so you can imagine any time I feel you
know a bit negative if I can go back to
them and say I need some help
so pyrin ship is really really important
I remember the first time I met a child
with albinism who had gone through the
challenges where she was abandoned by
their mother to die because of the
community pressures and this time I was
18 years old and I was shocked because
all my life I just need one person with
albinism which was my brother and all
through it’s been love love love love
and protection from my parents so it
shocked me why would they do that and it
took some time for me to comprehend and
realize actually I was lucky and this is
something that we should all embrace we
should love our kids and it’s not
something that is mean to us you might
not have kids we are beneath them or any
kind of disability but you have a sister
you have a brother and who you your
opinion and your support towards the
abscissa are you brother that really
matters because what makes community
have stereotypes is because when I have
a kid with albinism when I have a kid
with any disability you do not have
prove as my brother so we also have a
section to play and which is stretching
our hands and supporting our families I
know we are to be Humanity really
matters and it’s what actually will
change tomorrow slice and if we impacts
our children today with love they’ll
actually bring the seven to tomorrow’s
life so let’s go out let’s speak
positivity it’s a shell of I I have a
there’s this story from the famous
international male and female models
with albinism one is called Deandra
Forrest the female and genre is the Mel
every time I watch their interviews the
always refer to the families for
strength and today most of you here we
don’t have any differences but you can
sit down and point out and say my
parents actually helped me to get here
so you can imagine for a special kid how
important that that is so let’s advocate
for love let’s go out and spread
humanity thank you [Applause]
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