Archive for Case Studies
Le Minh Hiền, Director of Hold the Future, Centre for disabled youth in HanoiHold the Future was started by and continues to be the life purpose of Le Minh Hiền. Mrs Hiền spent her youth as an able bodied person. It was only during her final year at University that she was involved in a serious accident which resulted in her spending two years in various hospitals undergoing many surgical procedures.... Read more→
Lê Hùng Trương works at Hold the FutureLê Hùng Trương, 29, was born in Dong Anh a suburb in Hanoi. Trương suffers from a movement disability which he has had since birth. The cause of this disability is not known.
It could have been due to Agent Orange. Trương’s father fought for many years in the American War where Agent Orange was used as a weapon. But it’s difficult to say... Read more→
Sen working on Bamboo Picture Art at Hold the Future
Sen had a very difficult childhood. “I was often teased and abused by my classmates and their parents,” she explains solemnly. “Sometimes I felt so depressed I would think about ending my life.”
Sadly, Sen’s story is not uncommon. Having a disability in Vietnam makes people second class citizens – depriving them of opportunities and... Read more→
A happy Ngô Duy Bình at Hold the Future
“What are you studying for? With those legs of yours you will not be able to do anything”. That’s what a neighbour told Ngô Duy Bình when he saw him working at his school assignments.
Bình, a young man of 22 living and studying at Hold the Future, had this thrown at him while still at school. Binh suffers from a muscle disease that... Read more→
Tam with her son Hung at Hold the FutureTam was an ordinary farm girl who grew up in a poor family just outside of Hanoi. Her dream was to escape the poverty she was living in and try and better her circumstances.
This dream made her an easy target for con-men who persuaded her that a life in China offered her untold wealth and happiness. She believed the stories that were told to her and she allowed... Read more→
Thuong is a Hold the Future success story. She was born with OI or Brittle Bone Disease of Type III. This means her bones fracture easily, she suffers from bone deformity, short stature, spinal curvature and barrel- shaped rib cage. These are just some of the symptoms of this disease.
Thuong loving the attention!At birth her parents did not understand her disability and it took a while before the... Read more→
