Le Thi Sau was born in a big family, with seven children and living in extremely difficult circumstances in Thua Thien - Hue Province. Due to the impacts of toxic chemicals, by the age of 8, Sau’s disability had become more evident. She turned out to be a hunchback, with slow physical development and unstable health. Her father passed away when she was little, and her mother is old. Her family’s main source of income is growing rice and crops. As a person with a disability, she was often discriminated by others. She always thought that she was the burden of her family and the society, which led to her depression, low self-esteem and reluctance to communicate with other people. Although she was eager to study, she dropped out of College of Information Technology when she was a sophomore due to her family’s difficult circumstances.
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Vinh City Deaf Women and Girls Group is a part of Nghe An Province Women and Girls Club. The group was established in accordance with the needs of deaf women who want to have a private space to share their thoughts and aspirations while improving their knowledge and skills in all fields by using their own sign language. Within the framework of the “Building the Capacity to Respond to Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities in Nghe An Province” project, since the early days of the project, Deaf Women and Girls Group have always received special attention.
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