DREAM AND EFFORT OF A VISUALLY IMPAIRED SCHOOLGIRL

Ma Thi Phuong (born in 2001) has been suffering from neuromyelitis opticatoma since 2016. Although her family has taken her for treatment to many hospitals in Vietnam and Singapore, Phuong's disease still cannot be cured and she completely lost vision. With the encouragement and closeness of family, relatives, teachers and friends, Phuong overcame the initial shock and regained her spirit to overcome difficult circumstances. Phuong is studying social work at the University of Science, Thai Nguyen University. Her effort has helped her to achieve high academic achievement. In addition, she also actively participate in movements, extracurricular activities and non-governmental projects with the desire to contribute efforts to help people with disabilities confidently rise up in life. In a meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Ma Thi Phuong told about her journey to overcome her illness and her efforts to achieve her dream of becoming a social officer in the future. She received many compliments and encouragements from the Canadian foreign minister, the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam and this is a great spiritual encouragement for Ma Thi Phuong to get closer and closer to her dream.