YT to the rescue- Albinos receive prosthetic limbs to replace those lost to witches

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Albino children who had their limbs hacked off in Tanzanian witchcraft rituals because they were thought to be GHOSTS get prosthetics on trip to the US

Able to reach for bananas once again.:)

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Albinism affects 1 in 5,000 to 15,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa. Pictured, Baraka stretches as he wakes up in Staten Island

The philanthropist housed them in the New York City borough of Staten Island while they received treatment in Philadelphia.
She said: 'We put them back together. When they go back, they have a stronger sense of empowerment.'
To stay in the United States, the children would have to file for asylum, and the fund could only afford to pay for the them while they receive medical care, Montanti said.

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