History

Myskinglobal is co-led by Francoise Mbabazi and Yehoyada, both of Rwandan origin. Francoise was born and raised in Uganda, and she is a passionate human rights activist, international public speaker, and community engagement leader with over 20 years of diverse experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. She is dedicated to empowering youth, women, and girls, and she excels in relationship building, program development, and management to foster economic empowerment and social justice.

She grew up around people who felt inadequate and less beautiful because of their skin color. A culture where this practice was the norm. Frustrated by this tradition, she went out to research further. In trying to understand why, the dangers of this global $20+B pandemic targeting Black and Brown people spurred the formation of MySkinglobal, an organization dedicated to changing the conversation about skin color biases and instil selflove and self admiration in the skin you're in.

About
Vision

To decrease mental health challenges in BIPOC youth, disrupt the practice of skin bleaching, and see every child have confidence and self-admiration in the skin they are in!

Mission

To become #1 in advocacy on skin health, decrease colorism biases, and reduce the number of black and brown youth engaging in skin bleaching through educational curricular strategies.

How We Work

Advocacy and Education
MySkinglobal is committed to education equity, mental health, environmental preservation, story sharing, convening diverse dialogues annually, building a strong story bank, and building sustainable relations that enhance and celebrate what makes us uniquely different and not what divides us. We foster access to unbiased education dialogues that celebrate diversity and inclusion of all skin tones.
Curriculum
We will develop curriculum units of study one community at a time aiming to address issues related to colorism and skin color bias, by educating youth and communities. Through exploring the past, present, and future impacts of colorism, most notably the harmful act of skin bleaching, the program intends to educate and empower students on the pathway to skin positivity - heightened self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-love for themselves and others. This epidemic is dear to Mbabazi’s heart.
As A Convener
By partnering with educators, gender activits, policy makers, coprporate and human rights institutions, women leaders, authors, subject matter experts, law makers, schools, environmentalists, and natural beauty companies. Our goal is to make MySkinGlobal the top advocacy network of people and organizations committed to disrupting colorism, mental health, restoring environment and decreasing the number of young people engaging in skin bleaching across the globe.

Team

Founder
Francoise Mbabazi
Co-founder
Yehoyada
Operations Manager
Mellisa