{"id":3038,"date":"2018-07-05T07:19:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T07:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climbforalbinism.org\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2018-09-28T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T15:00:29","slug":"woman-who-survived-machete-attack-to-climb-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findinglife.ca\/woman-who-survived-machete-attack-to-climb-kilimanjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Who Survived Machete Attack To Climb Kilimanjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row type_default valign_top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-b-0\">A woman with albinism whose arms were hacked off as she slept with her young son is to climb Africa\u2019s highest mountain to raise awareness of the abuse and violence faced by people with the condition.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mariamu Staford will join five other African women with albinism in September to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, which rises nearly 6,000 meters (20,000 ft) above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>People with albinism \u2013 a lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes \u2013 are frequently shunned and attacked in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In some countries, they are targeted for their body parts which are prized in witchcraft for use in lucky charms and magical potions.<\/p>\n<p>Expedition co-leader Jane Waithera said the climb would provide \u201ca platform to amplify our voices from Africa\u2019s highest peak \u2026 as symbols of resilience and empowerment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Staford, 38, was attacked in 2008 when men armed with machetes broke into her house in Tanzania\u2019s Lake District as she lay with her 2-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p>After being fitted with prosthetics, she learned to operate a knitting machine and runs a clothes business. 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