Albinism is an inherited trait that affects one in 17,000 people around the world. 

The disorder, characterized by a lack of pigmentation in the hair, skin, and eyes, makes those with the disorder extremely sensitive to the sun, and their health is threatened by the slightest exposure to it.

Ironically, the highest number of those with albinism on the planet reside within the Guna indigenous community off the coast of Panama, where the sun’s rays can be scorching year-round.

CGTN correspondent Grace Gonzalez visited the Guna Yala islands to meet the people known as the “Children of the moon,” and to show us how albinism presents a daily challenge to their survival.