Tanzania's albino community: 'Killed like animal.

Mtobi Namigambo, a fisherman by trade, sits calmly on a stool outside his mud house in Ukerewe island.People with albinism face prejudice and death in Tanzania. A new campaign is now being launched to end hostility towards the tinycommunity of about 30,000. BBC Africa's Salim Kikeke met some of them.

Once a sanctuary for albinos, this is no longer the case. His four-year-old son, May Mosi, who has albinism, sits on his lap. Showing off his newly learnt skills, May counts from one to 10, confidently.

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After jumping out of the window, they still came after me and I was screaming for help”

Sabina Namigambo

Mr Namigambo occasionally throws a glance at his wife, Sabina, who is seated on a mat at his feet preparing the family's evening meal. Their other two children are playing nearby. They also have a newborn baby, sleeping inside the house.

When May was three months old, he escaped an attempted kidnap.

"I had gone to the lake to fish. They were all alone in the house when the attackers struck," Mr Namigambo tells me.

"My wife jumped out of the window and ran to safety with May, leaving the two children behind, who were not harmed at all."

'Hacked to death'

"The attackers were after May," Mrs Namigambo chips in, "My husband was away on a fishing trip and they knew about it. That's why they came for my boys.

"After jumping out of the window, they still came after me and I was screaming for help. They only backed off when I woke up the neighbours."