P a g e | 81 9.8.4 Children from a minority group (Article 26) Legislative The Constitution of Lesotho and all legislation guarantees the same rights on all children. Lesotho is a homogenous community and largely avoided the affects of apartheid. Difficulties Some small minority groups exists in Quithing and Qachas Nek. They do not consider themselves Basotho but are native to the land on which they live, inside of Lesotho's borders. They protest their children being taught in Sesotho and English at school and want to be taught in own language (Xhosa). They say that they cannot access services because they don’t speak to Sesotho. Most do however have some understanding of the language. Albinism is highly prevalent in Lesotho. Children with this genetic disorder, while not killed like in some other African countries, are discriminated against. Culturally people believe that these children are cursed and consequently often treat them poorly. Children who identify as gay and lesbian may also be discriminated against. The nongovernment organization known as Master Healing Foundation does some advocacy work for adults and children in the gay and lesbian community.