Story from "The Bakery Without Profit"

From a disabled girl, Vo Cham Anh (21 years old), in Coc Leu ward (Lao Cai city) has overcome adversity thanks to her determination and family's support to become the owner of a special bakery called "The Bakery Without Words".

One warm afternoon in March, we were at the “Wordless Bakery” to listen to Mrs. Do Thi Mo tell the story of her daughter Cham Anh, the owner of this special bakery. Since birth, Cham Anh’s health has been very weak because she had to stay in a glass cage for a long time. The incident happened to Cham Anh when she had a high fever at 18 months old. “I still remember very clearly, when I called her and she didn’t come back, I was extremely worried and took her to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor concluded that Cham Anh was severely deaf and the only way was to wear headphones. However, because she was too young, Cham Anh refused to wear headphones, so the illness got worse and worse, and from not being able to hear, Cham Anh could no longer speak...” - Mrs. Mo recalled.

Although she cannot speak or hear, Cham Anh has a strong passion for painting. Seeing that her daughter loves to draw, Cham Anh's mother found a class for disabled children to learn to read and draw so that she could attend. Talking about the opportunity that brought Cham Anh to the cake making profession, Mrs. Mo confided: Initially, Cham Anh's dream was to become a painter. But she advised her daughter to think and choose a cake making profession that was suitable for her, because making cakes also requires an aesthetic eye and skillful hands. And, Cham Anh can still continue her passion for drawing. The important thing is that making cakes will help her have a daily income, support herself, even when her parents get old and cannot be by her side...

So Cham Anh decided to study baking in Hanoi. After 3 months of hard work, with the enthusiastic support of her mother, Cham Anh understood and mastered the process and techniques of making cakes. “I love making cakes. Now, baking is my passion and also a job that will help me support myself. I am very happy and joyful when people support me, order cakes and praise my cakes. That is the motivation for me to continue learning and improving each of my cake products” - Vo Cham Anh often shares and asks her mother to spread the message to everyone on her personal Facebook like that.

At first, many relatives, friends, and customers came to the bakery to support and encourage the owner, but later on, people fell in love with the cakes here. Thanks to that, Cham Anh has customers coming to order cakes every day. Ms. Nguyen Thu Huyen, a customer at the bakery, shared: I often order birthday cakes for my whole family here because the cakes have a soft sponge, are not too sweet, and the price is reasonable.

Disabled girl with skillful hands makes delicious and beautiful cakes.

True to its name “The Wordless Bakery” – everything here is quiet and gentle. Perhaps, this is also a special cake shop in Lao Cai city, because it is made from the passion, perseverance and skillful hands of a disabled person. Cham Anh also expressed his desire to teach baking for free to other disabled people, so that they can work and earn money to take care of their own lives.

“Giving birth to a normal child is already very hard work, for disabled people like Cham Anh it is even more difficult. But seeing my child grow up every day, become confident, and do useful work for themselves and the community, I am so happy that I can’t tell you...” - Ms. Do Thi Mo ended her story with us in the precious “Wordless Bakery”.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/chuyen-tu-tiem-banh-khong-loi-post399291.html