A 25-year-old wheelchair-bound woman, Saimi Nuuyoma, who graduated in basic computer and office administration among the 80 graduates of the African Counsellors Social Development Association (ACSDA), says it's never too late or, in some cases, too early to become whoever you want to be.
For many, becoming a student in a similar condition isn't high on the agenda. For Nuuyoma, study was more of a hunger for purpose than a thirst for knowledge. Nuuyoma was born with a scoliosis disorder that caused her spine to curve. Growing up, Nuuyoma used to walk and play like any other child. Around 2017, she started experiencing spinal pain, which escalated to her disability in 2018.
Since then, she has been wheelchair-bound; however, her hope of becoming someone in life grew stronger. Wheelchair-bound, she set to task and proved that mind, time and time again, surpasses matter.
She stays with her young aunt, Selma Bartholomeus, and cousin in a one-bedroom flat with confined space.