There is a Humanity "Beautiful as flowers - Hard as rocks"

There are different lives there…

Under the royal poinciana trees on the yard of the Faculty of Humanities, there was a female student in a gentle white dress, looking for me. That was the first image of Huyen Trang that impressed me. Walking with Trang, it was hard for me to imagine that the girl walking next to me could not see the road clearly. Trang is currently a student of K61 International Studies and also the Vice President of the Stone Flower Club.

Huyen Trang - Vice President of Hoa Da Club, generation F11

Hoa Da is a club supporting disabled students, belonging to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Hoa Da Club was established on April 18, 2008 and has now officially turned 11. Currently, Hoa Da has 22 members who are disabled students along with hundreds of other members and collaborators.

Coming to Hoa Da, disabled students are not people who deserve pity, not people who have to depend on them and certainly not a burden. I am really impressed with Huyen Trang's saying: "Disabled people are just people with differences and we can still bring special values ​​to this life with that difference". At Hoa Da, the members are the embodiment of the spirit of "beautiful as flowers - hard as rocks".

“She really likes studying Psychology. Although she knows that her eyesight is poor and it will be difficult to access textbooks and documents, she is still determined to choose Psychology as her second major. However, when her eyesight gradually decreased, she had to go to the Training Department to request to reserve her study results while sobbing silently. More than ever, I feel truly helpless and long to do something for her and for the less fortunate students.” Those are the shares of Ngoc Linh - K61 Psychology, Head of the F11 generation Stone Flower Club. Stemming from the desire to help students who are less fortunate than herself, right from her first year, Linh decided to join the Stone Flower Club.

Up to now, it has been the third year of being attached to Hoa Da, organizing many big and small events with the club. When looking at the special lives around her, Linh feels that she must try harder and make more efforts to help them. Looking at their determination and willpower, Linh herself has also grown up and become much stronger.

Hoa Da is the place for such hearts, the place for students who love charity activities, who want to help the disabled. There are hearts that are always ready to sympathize and share with special lives. It is also the place where special lives come together to help each other. Coming to Hoa Da, students with disabilities not only come to receive help, but Hoa Da is also an environment for students with disabilities to have the opportunity to express themselves. Participating in Hoa Da's activities, teachers and friends will be extremely impressed when you can take on the role of MC, be an actor, and then organize, perform, sing, dance, and interact with other members...

Hoa Da Club performs in the program "Prism of Love"

In addition, Hoa Da Club also supports disabled students in some aspects of their studies and activities. For those who have difficulty with the written exam format, the Club will help them apply to change to a more suitable format such as oral or essay writing.

The club cooperates with the Hanoi Association of the Disabled, the Thanh Xuan District Association of the Disabled, the Thanh Xuan Association of the Blind, the Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children in Tien Lu, Hung Yen and many other individuals and organizations to carry out volunteer programs to help other special lives. That is“Spring of connection - Tet of love”,an annual activity of Hoa Da Club organized during Tet holiday, Spring comes. The program has realized the desire to help children at the rehabilitation center for disabled children in Tien Lu, Hung Yen - a place to nurture and care for 150 disabled children who still have the ability to learn and rehabilitate from poor, near-poor and families with especially difficult circumstances. That is"Spring comes to Thien Giao" -The program was held at Thien Giao Agent Orange Victims Support Center, Do Son, Hai Phong (Thien Giao Mushroom Farm). The program brought to Thien Giao Mushroom Farm the warm atmosphere and feelings of Tet, bringing encouragement and consolation to help share some of the difficulties for the less fortunate people here. And there are many other meaningful charity programs that the Club has continuously organized over the past 10 years.

Members of the Stone Flower Club with children at Tien Lu Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children

Stone Flower - hard as rock

Someone once said that Hoa Da is a beautiful flower but not a fragile beauty that makes people feel pity and gently cherish it. That flower has a strong, sturdy beauty because it has risen up to temper itself in the wind and frost. That is also the spirit of Hoa Da Nhan Van.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (K62 Social Work) is a member of F11 - the newest generation of Hoa Da. When asked about the member who impressed her the most in the club, Anh smiled and shared with me: “That is Mr. Thiep. The smile on his lips never seems to fade. He has encountered many difficulties. But I have never heard him complain. He is even the one who always encourages us. Whether it is a cold morning, a sunny noon or a rainy day, he has never missed speaking up in class.”

And it’s not just Thiep in Anh’s story. My friend Trang, who seemed weak and gentle in my first impression, is also a tough Stone Flower. When she gently lowered her eyes to her hand, Huyen Trang told me in a very soft voice: “People used to tell me: How can someone like me study in first grade? How can someone like me ride a bike? How can someone like me study in college? How can someone like me live alone? But in first grade, I was an excellent student. Now I’m a third-year student. Since second year, I’ve started living alone too.”

Hoa Da is a club that supports students with disabilities. But in fact, the students who come to Hoa Da do not only give, they also receive a lot in return. Looking at the smiles, the confidence and the admirable efforts of the special lives of the club, the members of Hoa Da have the opportunity to reflect, have great motivation to overcome difficulties in life.

Hoa Da – a family

Hoang Thi Thu (K63 Southeast Asian Studies), also a member of F11 of the club, shared: “What I like most about the club is everyone’s great energy. My seniors and friends are all very enthusiastic and work without seeming tired at all. I used to always think about negative things. But after joining the club for a while, I found that the things I was afraid of before seemed to have become smaller.”

Members of Hoa Da in the meeting "Hello F11 - Unforgettable memories"

Hoa Da has created more favorable conditions for disabled students to study, work, and break out of their comfort zone. Coming to Hoa Da, you can share and be yourself. For the remaining members, the Club gives you the opportunity to experience volunteer activities. Let your youth, enthusiasm and love warm the lives of those who are less fortunate. And then, you yourself will receive such warm feelings in return. Hoa Da is truly the second family of the Club members, a place for you to love and be loved.