Re: [Ai] Story from Uganda: Blindness does not stop this beekeeper, baker, and kayaker from expanding their vision

2017-07-01 Thread avinash shahi via Ai
How cool. Great to know that you are friend with him. Please convey my wishes and awe to this man; Who's teaching us all how to carve out a career amidst abject penury. On 7/1/17, Leikhu Laishram Leingakpa via Ai wrote: > My heartfelt congratulation to Simon. We spent a couple of months > toge

Re: [Ai] Story from Uganda: Blindness does not stop this beekeeper, baker, and kayaker from expanding their vision

2017-07-01 Thread Leikhu Laishram Leingakpa via Ai
My heartfelt congratulation to Simon. We spent a couple of months together when he came to India in 2012 and now we are good friends. Last year he was awarded Mandela fellowship for young africans. May God bless him. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link

Re: [Ai] Story from Uganda: Blindness does not stop this beekeeper, baker, and kayaker from expanding their vision

2017-06-30 Thread sunakshi via Ai
Great info! On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 at 19:50 avinash shahi via Ai < ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote: > In rural Uganda, people who are blind or visually impaired often go to > the city to look for work. But jobs are hard to find, and many end up > as street > beggars. > Instead, Ojok Simon w

[Ai] Story from Uganda: Blindness does not stop this beekeeper, baker, and kayaker from expanding their vision

2017-06-30 Thread avinash shahi via Ai
In rural Uganda, people who are blind or visually impaired often go to the city to look for work. But jobs are hard to find, and many end up as street beggars. Instead, Ojok Simon wants them to know about a way they can earn money without leaving home: beekeeping. Simon, 36, became visually impaire