A role model
Rabeya is a poor physically challenged woman in her twenties. She lost her feet in an accident. She could take to begging but her self-respect did not allow her to do so. She managed to have a sewing machine and has been sewing clothes alongside the wall of the Banani Jaam-e-Masjid. She does the sewing relatively at a cheaper rate than those done in established and posh shops. She thus helps herself and others.
I knew her when I got some of my dresses mended. I saw in her eyes courage, determination and a strong will to survive. She is a role model for all the people in general and the physically challenged people in particular, since a good number of people are found to be begging. Society should come forward and help such self-motivated persons financially and by giving them skill development training free of cost.
There are other examples of such persons who earn their living and are not begging. If the number of such persons increases it surely will help minimise the number of beggars.
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