On August 26, 2018, the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF) vitiligo "Confession Action" “Confess love and love together, eliminate vitiligo discrimination with you and me” came to Baoding, Hebei.

Site of activity

“Do you still want to hug me?”, “I want to be good friends”. Many people were stunned when the volunteer, who had been suffering from vitiligo, removed his thick costume and shyly hugged again.

Wang Junliang, a vitiligo volunteer, told reporters that he felt happy and made many friends in participating in this public welfare program. As a vitiligo patient, he hopes to offer love and let more people to pay attention, understand and tolerate vitiligo group.

Children cuddle with confession action figures

Sickness is merciless, but there is love in the world. Flecks of skin and vitiligo do not hold back public interest. Many passers-by came forward to hug the “special” volunteer to give them warmth and encouragement.

“Come on, don't be defeated by the disease”, “May this world be colorful”, “Friends, do not be afraid, we will always be with you”. The audience passed through were also leave messages in the activity area, to express their hearts to the vitiligo group and promise “love confession”.

Passers-by hugged volunteers

“Can vitiligo get in the sun?”, “Are those white spots on the skin be vitiligo?”, “Do you know what harm vitiligo has?”...With showing love, people also learned knowledge about vitiligo. “Confession action” Baoding Station arouse more people's understanding of vitiligo disease and enhanced the community of vitiligo care by showing small questions closed to life. At the same time, the campaign also provided free popular science materials and books to the public, disseminates knowledge of disease prevention and treatment, and received a warm welcome from the public.

A person in charge of the "confessions of vitiligo" of China Children and Teenagers’ Fund said that he felt both the charm of the red revolutionary culture and the enthusiasm of people in Baoding, a famous historical and cultural city. He hoped that more people could understand, care and pay attention to vitiligo group.

“Every color should be in full bloom, so that there won’t be only black and white behind the sun”, vitiligo children also have a bright future. In the end of the event, with the song “Best Future” by the volunteers, CCTF vitiligo “Confession Action” came to a successful completion.

It is known that vitiligo is a dystrophic skin disease characterized by the loss of melanin and the formation of leukoplakia.Vitiligo is mainly caused by internal causes such as blood, viscera and immunity of the human body, presenting as a comprehensive skin disease with skin white spots. Due to the reduction or even loss of tyrosinase activity in the blood of patients, the nutrients required for the production of melanocytes cannot be oxidized, resulting in the abnormal synthesis of melanin and the appearance of white spots on the skin.