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 An
example of the difference a few donors can make in the lives
of someone across the Pacifice. Brothers Phu (right) and Phi
(left) live in a rural village in Dong Nai Province,
Viet Nam. They have both been physically disabled since
birth but neither one has let these physical challenges get
in their way. Their mother brought them to school every day
until it got to be too difficult to transport them to the
high school in the district capital. Instead of
dropping out they finished their high school education at
home.
Since graduating from high school they
have been earning a small income by tutoring local children
in math and English. Both young men are very skilled with
computers and are fast learners of new programs. Phu is a
also very talented self-taught artist who would love an
opportunity to develop his skills further.
Phu and Phi are in need of 24/7/365 care
to meet their daily needs which is currently provided by
their older sister and/or mother. In 2011, WLP
raised funds to purchase two electric wheelchairs to make
their daily living and care more manageable and to gain some
independence. As Phi has told us they needed the chairs in
order "to
help us in our daily life (moving around the house, personal
hygiene, teaching... ) We do have two manual wheelchairs at
present but we're too weak to push the wheels on our own."
Phu and Phi and their family traveled
from their village to HCM City and meet WLP at
HARIMA
company to pick up their new electric wheelchairs. It was an
amazing site to see the young men maneuvering themselves
around under their own 'power'. Upon their return home they
send a thank you letter to the donors stating:
"We can now exist on our own, we
are no longer dependent on our mother or sister, we are
FREE! We can now get anything we need, at any time,
without having to ask for our mother or sister’s help, we
can now come to the family dining table, our classroom, our
computer corner, and all that,
on our own!"
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