Bright future for visionless eyes
Visually-impaired Tabassum Ferdousi Chandni achieved GPA 4.21 in the recently concluded Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination from Sylhet.
Living and studying at the dormitory of Green Disabled Foundation (GDF) for years, Chandni appeared in her JSC examinations from Rosomoy Memorial High School in the city.
Born to Abdul Wahed and Anwara Khatun of Nijgaon village of Sayestaganj in Habiganj, she found support to pursue her academic dreams at GDF, a non-government organisation for the disabled.
Life can be incredibly challenging for those without sight, but Chandni’s struggles were hardly limited to her blindness. She got to learn of her of father’s cancer while at her dormitory.
This makes her results mean even more to her, she says. “It’s good to achieve the score studying with braille books and writing with the help of others,” Chandni said of her success. But she’s not satisfied yet. “I wish I could achieve a better result”, she added.
Other than her studies, Chandni is also interested in extra-curricular activities. “I like singing, playing the harmonium and reciting poems,” she said.
She seems to have her career path chalked out. “After I’m done with studies, I hope to become a braille teacher”.
Md Bayjid Khan, executive director of the foundation, said, “GDF was formed in 1997 in Sylhet by Rojob Ali Khan, who was also visually impaired. We currently support ten residential and six non-residential students”.
“With the help of government and individual donors, we provide lodging, education and co-curricular training for our children so that they can get a better life. Chandni is an example that visually-impaired children have the ambition to achieve something worthwhile in their life too,” he said.
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