Aminatou Seydou Allakaye

2022 IVLP Impact Award Project: Support for Women and Children with Albinism in NigerNiger

Aminatou Seydou Allakaye is the president of Well Being Woman and Child, an organization which supports orphaned children, widows and other people of vulnerable populations in Niger. She organizes fundraisers on social networks to raise additional funds to help orphaned children.

IVLP Impact Award Project: Support for Women and Children with Albinism in Niger

This project trained women in female leadership and entrepreneurship, to better enable them to integrate into their community, as people living with albinism are at increased risk of falling victim to human trafficking. Children with albinism frequently have vision problems and this project provided support with specialized glasses to wear in school. It also offered support to participants who require extra protection from the sun. This project ultimately trained 80 people living with albinism to be socially and financially independent and provide means of safety and security.

This project is one of the first of its kind in the community and was very well-received. The workshops were open-hearted exchanges of very real experiences of the participants, offering a system of comfort, motivation, and inspiration for the group. The development trainings strengthened the skillsets of participants and prepared them to enter the workforce and other parts of society more fully.

IVLP Exchange Experience 

Aminatou was a participant in the IVLP Project Ending Gender-Based Violence in 2021, organized by the U.S. Department of State and World Learning.

Her exchange experience led to the development of her IVLP Impact Award Project: "This was the best online experience. I have met many people from various backgrounds and thanks to IVLP and Meridian the lives of people living with albinism will change."

U.S. Communities Visited Virtually

Washington, DC; New Orleans, LA; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; Burlington, VT

Country: Niger

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