(Dan Tri) – Despite being visually impaired, with extraordinary determination, Le Cuong still graduated from university with honors. Now, he has become the owner of a broom making facility, supporting many people in the same situation.
Following a small alley in Bich Khe village, Trieu Long commune, Trieu Phong district ( Quang Tri ), I found the broom production facility of Mr. Le Cuong (34 years old). Hearing footsteps, Mr. Cuong stopped weaving brooms, groped his way to a nearby wooden table and loudly greeted the customers.
Mr. Cuong said that since he was a child, his eyes could not see things clearly. When he was in secondary school, his eyesight weakened, and his parents took him to see a doctor and discovered that he had macular degeneration.
Mr. Le Cuong is blind in both eyes (Photo: Nhat Anh).
At that time, Cuong's family borrowed money to treat their son, but to no avail. With poor eyesight, Cuong encountered many difficulties in daily life and study.
In 2010, overcoming adversity, Cuong passed the entrance exam to the University of Education, Hue University. After a year, his illness became more serious, and Cuong had to drop out of school.
“There is nothing more terrible than losing the light and career path. Not wanting to live a useless life, relying on my family, in 2012, I continued to take the university entrance exam and passed the Literature major at Hue University of Sciences ,” Mr. Cuong confided.
At the new school, with the care and love of teachers, friends and his own efforts, after 4 years, Mr. Cuong graduated with a good degree. He thought he had reached his dream, but fate kept teasing the young man. Over time, Mr. Cuong's eyes gradually weakened, becoming visually impaired, and later completely blind.
Mr. Cuong opened his own broom production facility, earning a living with his own hands (Photo: Nhat Anh).
“I dreamed of becoming a teacher, so I tried very hard to pass the university entrance exam. However, due to circumstances, that dream could not come true. I told myself to accept what I have and never think negatively. People say that adversity is not a stumbling block but a driving force for us to overcome and move forward,” Cuong shared.
In 2017, Mr. Cuong joined the Trieu Phong District Blind Association to learn broom making, massage, and acupressure.
Thanks to his skillful hands, after 3 months of training and working in Dong Ha city (Quang Tri), Mr. Cuong's skills gradually improved. In early 2018, he decided to open a broom production facility at home, inviting some people in the same situation to join him.
Not only does he create jobs for people in similar situations, Mr. Cuong also motivates them to not feel inferior and to strive to overcome adversity.
According to Mr. Cuong, each month, his facility produces 500-600 brooms, bringing in nearly 20 million VND in revenue. The facility has 5 employees, each earning 4-5 million VND/month.
“I have a physical disability, I only stay at home and don’t dare go out for fear of affecting others. Since I met Mr. Cuong, my shy personality has disappeared without me knowing. I always thought I wouldn’t be able to work or earn money, but since I started working here, I earn 4 million VND per month,” said Ms. Phan Thi Cuc (50 years old), resident of Trieu Long commune.
Mr. Cuong's facility creates jobs for 5 other disabled people in the locality (Photo: Nhat Anh).
Mr. Cuong said that he will expand his production facility and make other types of brooms according to customers' needs. He will continue to "open the door" to welcome people with disabilities and unemployed people to work, with the hope of helping them earn more money to improve their lives and develop their economy.
Ms. Vo Thi Thuy, President of the Red Cross Association - Disabled and Social Protection of Trieu Long commune, said that Mr. Cuong is currently the Vice President of the association. Mr. Cuong's broom production model not only brings economic efficiency but also creates jobs for workers in the commune.
According to Ms. Thuy, in the coming time, the Association will propose to the bank to offer preferential loan programs to further support Mr. Cuong in the production process and expansion of scale.
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