Wars, diseases, road accidents have left Vietnam a tragic consequence: 7 million people with disabilities which is 7,8% of Vietnamese population (Source: The Vietnam\u2019s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs). How are people with disabilities doing and what do they need to improve their lives? Following the Lawrence S. Ting Fund – a charity organization in Vietnam, we’re out to find an answer to that question.<\/p>\n
DISABILITIES ACCOMPANIED BY POVERTY<\/p>\n
Ki\u1ec1u, a farmer who was born after the war, never thought that she would be a victim of a historical war. Only when three children of hers were born with abnormal signs, she knew she has been infected with Dioxins.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first two have epilepsy, the third is disabled\u201d.<\/p>\n
The third child of Ki\u1ec1u – Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Qu\u1ebf Tr\u00e2n has been disabled since birth. Although she is 12 now, her consciousness is not as good as that of a two-year-old. All her activities have to depend on other people\u2019s support.
\nAlthough her two elder children have been taken care of by the grandparents, their life is still very difficult. She and her husband board at an acquaintance\u2019s house. They run errands for people to earn a living.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re leaving T\u00e2y Ninh for B\u1ea1c Li\u00eau, a coastal province in the Mekong Delta. In a country where road accidents have become a serious problem with an average of nearly 30 deaths and 50 injuries per day, Bac Lieu is no exception. Consequences become more severe as most of those who are injured from road accidents end up with disabilities and live their lives in difficulties.<\/p>\n
Vuong Bao Toan was the breadwinner of a quite well-off family but he almost lost it all after a road accident.<\/p>\n
The accident aftermath left him an injured body and caused his family to fall apart. His wife left him right after the accident, his and his daughter\u2019s lives depend on his old mother. And now when the mother has grown older and older, the family burden weighs on his school-age daughter.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost disabled people I met are living very tough lives. Not only they do but the whole family do too. It needs at least one caregiver to take care of them\u201d, said Mr. Phan Ch\u00e1nh D\u01b0\u1ee1ng, Director of Lawrence S. Ting Memorial Fund.<\/p>\n
WHAT DO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NEED?<\/strong><\/p>\n To find out what they need, we should mention the most essential need: Need of motion.<\/p>\n To take care of Qu\u1ebf Tr\u00e2n, Ki\u1ec1u and her husband had to make a wheelchair from waste iron bars and wheels, it is difficult to move around but it brings joy to Qu\u1ebf Tr\u00e2n, and helps Ki\u1ec1u have time to work. Kieu said in tears \u201cI know it\u2019s not comfortable sitting in that self-made wheelchair but we can\u2019t even afford food let alone a wheelchair\u201d.<\/p>\n For Toan who is bedridden due to road accident, the dream of owning a wheelchair is burning not only inside of him but also inside of his little girl. \u201cI wish for a wheelchair to take my dad around…\u201d, said his girl.<\/p>\n As for this case of Tran Anh Dz\u0169ng (Song Loc, Chau Thanh County, Tra Vinh Province), a victim of polio at the age of 2, a wheelchair is his means to earn a living. He learned to repair electronic devices to earn a living for the family. A few years ago, when electronic equipment was scarce and often reused, his income was quite stable. But now when it is more common, not so many people need to repair their stuff, his life is getting more difficult.<\/p>\n So, to help make their lives better and easier, help them integrate into community, meeting their urgent needs is essential. A wheelchair or push cart not only helps people with disabilities overcome movement issues, but also gives them optimism in their battles with physical impairments.<\/p>\n It is necessary but not every disabled people can afford a wheelchair or a push cart. Since 2009, Lawrence S. Ting Fund has been in 63 provinces of Vietnam to grant 17,660 wheelchairs and push carts to people with disabilities to help make their lives bettter. This is a really great effort of Lawrence S. Ting Fund. However this silent effort cannot meet the demand for wheelchairs and push carts of 7 million people with disabilities in Vietnam. Therefore, we really look for your support to help people with disabilities, said Mr. Phan Ch\u00e1nh D\u01b0\u1ee1ng.<\/p>\n LOVING WHEELCHAIRS AND PUSH CARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n To help people with disabilities in Vietnam have a better life, to bring the dream of wheelchairs closer to them, let\u2019s join hands with Lawrence S. Ting Fund in this wheelchair program.<\/p>\n Sponsorship for a wheelchair: VND 1,400,000<\/p>\n Sponsorship for a push cart: VND 2,300,000<\/p>\n Please contact:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Wars, diseases, road accidents have left Vietnam a tragic consequence: 7 million people with disabilities which is 7,8% of Vietnamese population (Source: The Vietnam\u2019s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs). How are people with disabilities doing and what do they need to improve their lives? Following the Lawrence S. Ting Fund – a charity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[51],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n