From a shoeshine boy to the owner of a leather hospital helping the vulnerable
As the owner of the Leather Goods Hospital with 4 different facilities, Nguyen Van Phuc (nicknamed Phuc Hammer) is no stranger to the luxury and leather goods care industry in Hanoi.
Born into a family of 5 siblings, Phuc is the only son in the family. They were poor because his father was a war invalid. With seven mouths to feed, his mother's rice fields were the only source of income. Phuc's father's death in 2001 from a serious illness has been a heavy burden on his mother's shoulders ever since. The sisters were forced to drop out of school because of their poverty. Growing up in such circumstances, Phuc was always eager to earn money. He decided to become a shoeshine boy.
And then, in 2018, Phuc Hammer, along with his companion Chien, founded the Leather Goods Hospital. Most of the workers in Phuc's workshop had lived in dire predicaments. Some had to leave their homes at a young age to earn a living, others were victims of human trafficking. However, their lives have changed since living and working in a new family.
Brittle bone disease teacher inspires disability community
She cannot walk like a normal person because of her congenital brittle bone disease, but Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tam (b. 1990, Nam Dinh) still dreams of becoming a teacher with a special classroom with five nos: no chalk, no blackboard, no podium, no lesson plans, and no tuition fees.
Despite a painful childhood with constant fractures, Tam was passionate about learning. Although very eager to study, due to health reasons and the fact that the high school is 15 km away from her home, the girl put her desire to go to school on hold, even though she won the title of excellent student for nine consecutive years. However, she pursued her dream in a very unique way.
After finishing 9th grade and not being able to continue high school, Ngoc Tam decided to open a free tuition class for students. At that time, her biggest sponsors were her parents, who made the tables and chairs for the class themselves. Although she is not formally trained as a real teacher, Tam' has been giving free lessons to students from grades 1 to 8 for nearly twenty years. Students from other provinces, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh... came to study with her.
Father of more than 200 orphans in Quang Nam
Mr. Huynh Tan Hung - a war veteran in Phu Ninh District, Quang Nam Province - felt sorry for abandoned and orphaned children, so he adopted and raised unfortunate children for more than 15 years.
Mr. Hung said that he used to be a soldier, fought and returned from the Cambodian battlefield. When he got back to everyday life, he tried to live a kind life and help people in need in as many ways as he could. Before establishing an orphanage center, he spent time and money building charity houses for the poor.
According to Mr. Hung, about 400 children have come to the orphanage for help since it opened, 200 of whom lived here until their relatives picked them up, while more than 200 others stayed at the center until they became adults.
Three emotional stories revolving around life, career, efforts, joy and tears will be featured in "April's Acts of Kindness: Sky of Hope" on April 13 at 8:10 pm on VTV1 and VTVGo apps. Stay tuned.
