Niyodusenga on coping with albinism, stigma

It was a struggle for Bernadette Niyodusenga’s parents to raise 12 children. But apart from family financial struggles, Niyodusenga was also struggling with her own misfortune- a congenital disorder characterised by complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes – otherwise known as albinism.
Bernadette Niyodusenga, the albino seamstress in Ngoma Sector, Huye District who transformed her life through sewing clothes. (Photos by Rermy Niyingize)
Bernadette Niyodusenga, the albino seamstress in Ngoma Sector, Huye District who transformed her life through sewing clothes. (Photos by Rermy Niyingize)
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