A visually impaired man, George Ekow Mensah, is determined to defy all odds and stand tall in the world of technology.
A resident of Atico, a suburb in Kaneshie, Accra, George revealed on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Wednesday that he was not born blind and lived a normal life.
However, his life took a complete turn during his time at Emit Electronics Institute, a technical school.
“It was examination week, and we were going to write a second paper after dinner when I felt a fluid in my eye. After I opened my eye, I couldn’t see again, and while undergoing treatment, I lost sight in the second eye.
“I was told it was retina detachment, but all attempts to restore my sight have proven futile despite two surgeries,” he stated.
According to him, he currently has an 11-year-old child who is also blind and has undergone two surgeries but is still unable to see.
“It has not been easy for us, and I always have sleepless nights because life in this condition is very tough. I was depending on my mum for survival, but she also passed, and now I have to fend for myself and my son,” he said.
Despite these struggles, George disclosed that he has, on his own, been able to learn laptop repairs and the mounting of accessories from scratch.
He explained that he used Siri as a guide after being gifted an iPhone, which is now broken, forcing him to resort to Android, which does not provide the same level of assistance.
“My friends, who know my abilities, bring their laptops for repairs and also refer me to others. That is how I survive. It is my desire to get a shop to attract more customers,” he appealed.
For his 11-year-old son, George said it would be his greatest joy to enroll him at the Akropong School for the Blind.
“We are discriminated against due to our condition, but for me, I’m old and okay, but I do not want my son to struggle in the future, hence the desire to take him to school. We have been going to the Social Welfare Department for support since 2018, but they gave us a fufu machine last year,” he revealed.
As part of its first impact project for 2025, the Ekosii Sen crew is currently raising funds to make George’s dream a reality.
Donations can be sent to 0544334714, with the account name Dominic Kissie Yeboah.
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