{"id":3933,"date":"2019-04-12T09:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/quienes-somos\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T19:23:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:23:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row dfd_row_config=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221;][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;quienes-somos-english&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row dfd_row_config=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559035684550{background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; dfd_column_responsive_enable=&#8221;dfd-column-responsive-enable&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559671375869{padding-right: 120px !important;padding-left: 120px !important;}&#8221; col_shadow=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; col_shadow_hover=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; responsive_styles=&#8221;padding_left_desktop:120|padding_right_desktop:120|padding_left_tablet:20|padding_right_tablet:20|padding_left_mobile:20|padding_right_mobile:20&#8243;][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;60&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243; screen_mobile_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243;][dfd_heading subtitle=&#8221;&#8221; delimiter_settings=&#8221;delimiter_style:solid|delimiter_width:80|delimiter_height:3&#8243; undefined=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_options=&#8221;tag:h2&#8243; subtitle_font_options=&#8221;tag:div&#8221;]OUR VISION[\/dfd_heading][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;20&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We fight for a world in which the human rights of all people with albinism are respected, where they enjoy the same opportunities and live without fear, a free life, that enables them to stand on their own and be who they really are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230; and we firmly believe that together we can make it possible.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; dfd_column_responsive_enable=&#8221;dfd-column-responsive-enable&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559671392229{padding-right: 120px !important;padding-left: 120px !important;}&#8221; col_shadow=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; col_shadow_hover=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; responsive_styles=&#8221;padding_left_desktop:120|padding_right_desktop:120|padding_left_tablet:20|padding_right_tablet:20|padding_left_mobile:20|padding_right_mobile:20&#8243;][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;60&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243; screen_mobile_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243;][dfd_heading subtitle=&#8221;&#8221; delimiter_settings=&#8221;delimiter_style:solid|delimiter_width:80|delimiter_height:3&#8243; undefined=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_options=&#8221;tag:h2&#8243; subtitle_font_options=&#8221;tag:div&#8221;]OUR MISSION[\/dfd_heading][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;20&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We go beyond sun protection to ensure that no person with albinism dies unnecessarily from skin cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We promote their insertion in society through the promotion of more tolerant societies and dignified attention that helps them to raise their self-esteem and self-confidence.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243; 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postfix=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_options=&#8221;font_style_bold:1&#8243; type_speed=&#8221;1.5&#8243;][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;60&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column dfd_column_responsive_enable=&#8221;dfd-column-responsive-enable&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559672502532{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; col_shadow=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; col_shadow_hover=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; responsive_styles=&#8221;padding_left_desktop:0|padding_right_desktop:0|padding_left_tablet:20|padding_right_tablet:20|padding_left_mobile:20|padding_right_mobile:20&#8243;][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;60&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243; screen_mobile_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243;][dfd_heading subtitle=&#8221;&#8221; delimiter_settings=&#8221;delimiter_style:solid|delimiter_width:80|delimiter_height:3&#8243; undefined=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_options=&#8221;tag:h2&#8243; subtitle_font_options=&#8221;tag:div&#8221;]OUR HISTORY[\/dfd_heading][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;20&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our history is a story of nonconformity, work and tenacity. It is the story of the thousands of people we have helped to save lives, and that of the thousands of lives we are trying to improve. Our journey has been based on the steps of thousands of people with albinism in Africa and of those who have joined and continue to join our cause. Together, we have made it possible for our dream to acquire a new reality every day.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][dfd_tta_tabs style=&#8221;empty&#8221; border_width_active_tab=&#8221;3&#8243; font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; title_font_options=&#8221;font_style_bold:1&#8243; tab_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; tab_hover_text_color=&#8221;#f0d65a&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2008&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672441667-4e465dd0-afc8&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559672793994{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/nuestra-historia-2008.jpg?id=2374) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner col_inner_shadow=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221; col_inner_shadow_hover=&#8221;box_shadow_enable:disable|shadow_horizontal:0|shadow_vertical:15|shadow_blur:50|shadow_spread:0|box_shadow_color:rgba(0%2C0%2C0%2C0.35)&#8221;][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;400&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562574683314{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.7) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">First contact with albinism<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The\u00a0<strong>Co-founders of Beyond Suncare<\/strong>, Lorea Bagazgoitia and Mafalda Soto, begin to work with people with albinism in\u00a0<strong>Tanzania and Malawi\u00a0<\/strong>respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Lorea, dermatologist<\/strong>, as a key part of the team of the Ram\u00f3n y Cajal Hospital that annually visit the Regional Dermatology Training Center in Moshi (Tanzania) to\u00a0<strong>train African specialists<\/strong>\u00a0on how to treat and operate skin cancer in people with albinism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Mafalda, pharmacist <\/strong>specialized in Tropical Medicine, begins a journey of nine years in Africa with the help of the NGO Africa Directo, <strong>coordinating sociosanitary projects<\/strong>\u00a0of support to vulnerable groups and at risk of exclusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Their\u00a0<strong>paths cross<\/strong>\u00a0in Malawi at the end of 2009<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;40&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2010&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672441981-4edb8c13-03f1&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559670552336{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/quienes-somos-2010.jpg?id=3179) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;500&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562001448384{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.76) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: white; text-align: justify;\">The seed of Beyond Suncare<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Mafalda moves to Moshi<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(Tanzania)<\/strong>\u00a0to coordinate a project of integral support to People with Albinism in the Regional Dermatology Training Center, center of reference in dermatological diseases of sub-Saharan Africa. There she observes how dozens of people with albinism arrive daily at the hospital with\u00a0<strong>very advanced cancers<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>hopeless<\/strong>, in which there is &#8220;nothing to do&#8221;. A\u00a0<strong>nonconformity reaction<\/strong>, combined with a\u00a0<strong>address of the hospital involved and support from<\/strong> different\u00a0<strong>organizations<\/strong>, launches a skin cancer prevention program; it&#8217;s the first<strong>\u00a0seed\u00a0<\/strong>of Beyond Suncare.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2012&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672442244-10fc028b-c4dd&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1558089051951{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/nuestra-historia-2012.jpg?id=2388) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;500&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562573615563{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: white; text-align: left;\">Development of the first sunscreen specially designed for the protection of people with albinism in Africa<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In December of 2012, after more than\u00a0<strong>One year of R &amp; D<\/strong>\u00a0and various studies in the field, 25 children with albinism from a school in Kilimanjaro receive\u00a0<strong>Kilisun<\/strong> for the first time. Kilisun, first photoprotector designed for the prevention of skin cancer of people with albinism in Afric<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a, sees the light at the Regional Dermatology Trainig Centre (Moshi, Tanzania) thanks to the support of the dermocosmetic laboratory <strong>Fridda<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Dorsch<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>NGO Africa Directo<\/strong>. Three years later, the number of beneficiaries receiving sunscreen in Tanzania, accompanied by education and dermatological consultations, amounts to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">300<\/span>0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2013&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672442530-79e581ca-bc6c&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1558089117551{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/foto2.jpg?id=2190) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;500&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562573835094{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: white; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Inauguration of the first local sunscreen production unit for people with albinism in Africa<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In July of 2013 and thanks to the support of\u00a0<strong>Under the Same Sun, The<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>International Foundation for Dermatology<\/strong> and <strong>The College of Pharmacists of La Coru\u00f1a<\/strong>, it is inaugurated in the RDTC \/ KCMC (Moshi, Tanzania) the <strong>Kilimanjaro Suncreen Production Unit<\/strong>, first <strong>local production laboratory of sun creams<\/strong>\u00a0for people with albinism in Africa. The unit, which employs workers with albinism, is not only engaged in the manufacturing of creams, but manages the\u00a0<strong>distributions <\/strong>and sessions of <strong>education\u00a0<\/strong>through a network of collaborators in the most remote places of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2016&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672442802-5d0cbb8a-1523&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559671141710{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/nuestra-historia-2016.jpg?id=2393) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;500&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562574032419{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: white; text-align: justify;\">Disclosure and expansion<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2015 Mafalda is chosen <strong>\u00a0&#8220;Champion of the Albinism Casue&#8221; by the United Nations <\/strong>and throughout 2015 and 2016 participates in various forums and conferences on albinism in Africa. There is a need to\u00a0<strong>replicate the Tanzanian model<\/strong>\u00a0in other countries of sub-Saharan Africa wh<\/span>ere the leaders of the local associations call for it, mainly because of the\u00a0<strong>limitation and precariousness of services,\u00a0 both, \u00a0<\/strong>dermatological and preventive It is necessary to create an <strong>entity that allows crossing borders<\/strong>\u00a0and may guarantee the right to healthy and a dignified life among people with albinism in Africa.\u00a0<strong>Roc\u00edo D\u00edaz-Agero<\/strong>, third co-founder of Beyond, plays a key role in this phase.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2017&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672443077-dd5b6bab-ecba&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559671039637{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/quienes-somos-2017-3.jpg?id=3186) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;500&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562574234577{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: white; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Beyond Suncare is born<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">After almost\u00a0<strong>10 years of work and experience<\/strong> in Africa in the protection of people with albinism by its founders, <strong>Beyond Suncare is registered in Spain. <\/strong>The NGO strives to guarantee the right to health and a dignified life for people with albinism in Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Beyond counts as\u00a0 <strong>advisors and collaborators<\/strong> leading international figures and organizations in the world of dermatology, photoprotection and human rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2019&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1559672443361-6283b8ca-377f&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1559669426944{background-image: url(https:\/\/beyondsuncare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/quienes-somos-2019.jpg?id=3168) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][dfd_spacer screen_wide_spacer_size=&#8221;500&#8243; screen_normal_resolution=&#8221;1024&#8243; screen_tablet_resolution=&#8221;800&#8243; screen_mobile_resolution=&#8221;480&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562574544415{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sombrapeq&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"titular\" style=\"color: white; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We cross borders<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: white;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2018 and 2019 Beyond Suncare starts an expansion process by opening projects in\u00a0<strong>Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo <\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Rwanda<\/strong>. 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