ALBINO FOUNDATION OF ZAMBIA Breaking the silence on albinism Plot 1000/14 Chifundo Road Phone +260 977 977 026 Off Kafue Road, Chawama +260 965 655 125 Lusaka Email; afzlusaka@gmail.com Face book Page: Albinism Zambia Website; afzambia.org INTRODUCTION ommunity radio station, Radio kwenje, Muvi TV and Zambia news and information services (ZANISE) reported a sad development in their news headlines on 8th November 2017 in which a 19 years old girl from Chama district was attacked and her right hand chopped off by unknown people. This case attracted national attention as it also went viral on social media. Many people and organizations condemned the attack and some expressed interest in following up the matter. Due to the fact that the young girl who was attacked is a person with albinism, the albino foundation took keen interest in the matter and it became a major concern because the foundation had earlier recorded other cases of the same nature. Now it was evident enough that ritual attacks against people with albinism are happening and increasing in Zambia. as the foundation is mandated to deal with issues affecting the welfare of persons with albinism in the country, it sourced for support from its partners/stakeholders in order to carry out a campaign against ritual killings in Chama district. The following is therefore, a detailed report of the said project AFZ Planning Meeting in Lusaka. Overall Goal Officers discussing To hold a campaign against ritual the news and attacks of persons with albinism preparing to go to in Chama district Chama to follow up the case C BUDGET BREAK DOWN The albino foundation managed to source financial support amounting to k21, 100, 00 (Twenty One Thousand, One Hundred Kwacha) from its partners. k20, 000 came from STEPS, Disability Rights Watch (DRW) contributed k300, 00 and k800, 00 was collected from individuals. Actual Budget SEGMENTS ITEMS DETAILS UNIT PRICE TOTAL 1 Logistics Transport Officers Going and K600,00 each K3,000,00 coming from Chama x 5 ppl Lodging Officers K200,00 each K4,000,00 Accommodation while x 4 Rooms = in Chama k800,00 x 5 days 1 Albinism Campaign - REPORT