Pope
Francis recorded his voice last 30 November, reading several passages
from the book “Ombra Bianco” (“White Shadow”) by the Italian author
Cristiano Gentile, which seeks to raise public awareness of the
situation experienced by albinos in Africa: a population often rejected
and repudiated. The Holy Father was invited by the writer to close an
international symposium on Africa organised by the Pontifical Academy of
Sciences.
The
reading and the Pope’s testimony form part of a universal message of
peace and brotherhood, addressed on this occasion to African albinos,
living symbols of the absolute periphery, the “last of the last”.
Today, 25 July, sees the launch of the international awareness campaign, “Help African Albinos”, on the site http://www.ombrabianca.com.
Any person can follow the Pope’s example and lend their voice, reading
in Italian, with a multilingual translation system, a phrase from the
novel, thus participating in the creation of the first social audio-book
ever created. It will be the audio-book read by the greatest number of
people in the world and will symbolically give voice to those who have
none. The international campaign has the hashtag #HelpAfricanAlbinos and
will launch a petition in 6 languages on the site http://www.change.org to
demonstrate closeness and ask for concrete help for African albinos,
which will be made possible thanks to a partnership with various NGOs,
including Doctors with Africa-CUAMM
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