SHADE: New School Launched in January

SHADE Village School - Phase 1 was completed and classes started in January!!! Shade Helps provided master planning for this village. This first of, Lord willing, many buildings is constructed using shipping containers.

Following is the SHADE story:

Since 2014, Shade has been serving children with albinism in Shinyanga, Tanzania. Our mission is transforming lives by bringing the tangible love of Christ to children with albinism in Tanzania.

Albinism is an inherited genetic condition that results in a lack of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes. This results in pale skin, light-colored hair, and low vision. The lack of skin pigmentation leaves people with albinism very sensitive to the sun and at risk of skin cancer. But the oppression goes even further. People with albinism are often seen as outcasts and the forgotten in Tanzania. Not only do they face discrimination, but also life-threatening attacks due to belief in witchcraft practices proporting that sacrificing the body parts of people with albinism will bring good luck.

Shade’s beliefs couldn’t be further from those beliefs. We believe in the deep LOVE that Jesus Christ has for them. We believe they are worthy of life and worthy of love. We feel called and convicted to protect, equip, and empower these ones with albinism.

God has given us a vision and is at work to provide a permanent place of hope for the region and the people with albinism we fight for. Our land is located in the village of Magobeko, just outside of Shinyanga town. In 2018, we drilled a well and hit sweet water, installed a solar water pump, and began to erect foundational buildings. The vision for the Shade campus includes a quality school, homes for vulnerable children, a clinic, prayer room, and resource center. Read more about the full vision here.

Thank you for joining with us to fight for the lives of children with albinism in Tanzania. Together, we can create hope for a better future for these most vulnerable ones.