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"I have always been aware of the need to strive forward, but it was only when I joined ACDC’s project that I truly understood I have the right to live freely and the full ability to take control of my own life. It was only then that I dared to think and dared to act."

As the Chairman of the Disabled Persons, Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims, and Social Protection Association in Dakrong District, a mountainous area of Quang Tri Province, Mr. Nguyen Ai Hoi has always been deeply concerned with the question: "How can persons with disabilities truly integrate and live an independent life?"

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.