Music Cross Roads Malawi Collaborates with APAM to Provide Vocational Skills Training for People with Albinism

Malawi-Music Cross Roads Malawi, in partnership with the Association of People with Albinism (APAM) and with the support of the Malawi government, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of its vocational skills training for people with albinism, writes Alinafe Nyanda.

The project aims to increase and promote access to enterprise and business among people with albinism through skills acquired during the training.

According to Mathews Ngaiyaye Mfune, the executive director of Music Cross Roads, the training includes tailoring and cosmetology and will go a long way in improving the well-being of people with albinism.

The training is being held at Music Cross Roads in area 23, Lilongwe, and students undergo a four-month to a one-year training program, after which they can establish their own businesses back home.

"After the training, Music Cross Roads will give them start-up kits so that the moment they arrive back home, they can start something and earn a living out of the skills they have acquired," said Mfune.

The project has received support from St Peters Youth Organization executive director Brian Kuntindi, who believes that it will not only improve access to enterprise and business among people with albinism but will also lessen the burden that the government and other stakeholders face in creating job opportunities for youth and people with albinism in the country.

The project is part of efforts to promote inclusion and equality for people with albinism in Malawi.