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Jacquelyn Martin’s project is in memoriam to Angel Salvatory, who died of skin cancer in late 2013 at just 18-years old. She is seen here with her half-brother Ezebiel and mother Bestida, who she had not seen in the four years she has lived away from home, after her own father led a group of men to attack her.  Courtesy of Jacquelyn Martin STORY HIGHLIGHTS People with albinism, a rare genetic condition characterized by lack of skin pigmentation, are often the target of discrimination Through her portraits, photojournalist Jacquelyn Martin is shining a light on the daily struggle faced by people with the condition While its incidence vary from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 15,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, collecting data remains a challenge, as many people with albinism are forced to hide WASHINGTON, August 5, 2015 —  They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Each one speaks volumes in the work of photojournalist Jacquelyn Martin. Through her st...

Unique Children: Nugget for the day : 6th August, 2015 - Don't ever quit in your mind

A thief is someone who steals another's property either buy force or through other means. How does a thief, think? Does he steal for fun, or he feels society has been wicked to him and the best way to get even, is through forcefully taking from society? A thief is in many regard a hopeless person, who has lost hope in following through with the ethical way of making money to sticking with the easier way. A thief is a lazy person, who would instead of using his God given talent, skills or persistence to make wealth decides to stick with the easier route. A thief has a poor understanding of what life is all about. Of course the easier route is to blame society since our value systems have nose dived and all that is celebrated is Money and more Money. But unfortunately, the end for a thief is never good, in some parts of the world where jungle justice is the other of the day, a thief 's life is nothing, a tyre to the neck and he is set ablaze. In other parts, prison se...

I saw this cute child on Facebook, his smile melted my heart and I just wanted to hug him, it doesn't matter anymore, what happened to him, the only thing that matters is that it didn't stop his joy. His smile means he overcame. As human beings, sometimes we let what people said to us, how they treated us, the experiences we have had in life determine, if we are happy or sad, or if we even have a right to be happy or sad. Well today we have learnt from this little guy, that smiling and being happy shouldn't be tied to anything but infact it should be a way of life. Keep smiling and being happy!