My body has polio. My voice is not clear. I try very hard to speak an I speak as much as I can. When I was young I wanted to be an outstanding student. When I grew up, I wanted to practice over and over until I was a skillful tailor. Now I reached my goal. I feel very excited […]

My story is I have polio. My voice is not very clear. I struggle to speak better. When I was young, I wanted to become an Apsara dancer and a singer. When I grew up, I wanted to be a seamstress, but my dream changed. Now I struggle with my job and my life. I felt very happy with myself […]

My story is I have polio but my hands can do my job. I use a wheelchair and crawl. When I was young, I wanted to be an English translator. When I grew up, I wanted to have my own sewing shop, but my dream changed. Now I do my job and study. I feel happy in myself when I […]

My story is I have polio. I use a wheelchair and I crawl. When I was young, I wanted to be a translator. When I grew up, I wanted to do fancy hand stitching. That dream changed. I feel happy with myself now that I am at CHA. I feel different than I did before. I can do my job. […]

My story is My body is strong but my way of life is very poor. I tried to earn a living after my husband died. When I was young, I never thought about my future. I depend on my parents. Now that I was grown up, I want to have a business that can fulfill my life. My knowledge was […]

My story is: My body has polio, so I can raise one hand but not the other. I can walk, but I walk with a limp. Even though I have polio, I can do a lot of simple work, and I can study hard. When I was young, I wanted to become educated. When I grew up, I wanted to […]

Thai Ly was born in PreyVengProvince into a poor family.  She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. In 1987, she decided to come to Phnom PenhCity to work at the Ministry of Social Action, she worked in the administrative affairs section within the Handicap Department. Later she worked in the Rehabilitation Department. In 1991, she was elected to work for International […]

My story is: I am a double polio survivor. When I came to Phnom Penh, I studied at Lavella School for 3 years. That is the first place I stayed. Then I learned sewing at an NGO for 6 months. Unfortunately, I couldn’t understand and the sewing was too advanced. So, I went back home and felt sad and hopeless. […]

My story is I have polio so I can only do simple work. I use a wheelchair and I crawl. When I was young, I wanted to be a clothing designer. I still wanted to do that when I grew up. My dream changed. I only got 50% of my dream. I am happy within myself. When I came to […]

I have polio in half of my body, but I can do my job. It depends on my strength. When I was young, I wanted to be a tailor and a business woman. When I grew up, I wanted to work in a beauty salon. Now my dream did come true because I learned to cut and sew at CHA. […]