MOHAMED knows how hard it is to be blind and is determined to help others with visual impairment.
His second shot at education means he'll now be able to fulfil his dreams.
"This education will allow me to work with aid agencies which were my lifeline when I was in Africa.
"I want to pay them back and help people who are in the same situa
tion I was.
"I know more than anyone else the hardships and difficulties. I hope I can put my experiences to good use working with the United Nations, the High Commission and charities like Medicines Sans Frontiers, Oxfam, Unicef and Save the Children."
Mohamed has already started his mercy work.
In 2002 he helped to set up a Sheffield charity called the Horn of Africa Blind Society to meet the educational, social and employment needs for blind and partially sighted Somali-speaking people.
The charity operates both at home and abroad and here in Sheffield has worked to help health and welfare organisations adapt their services to include the special needs of blind Somali-speakers.
There are 150 blind people from Mohamed's homeland in Sheffield and many have suffered blindness in the same tragic way.
In Somaliland the charity is working to remove negative perceptions about blindness and demonstrate the abilities and potential of blind and partially-sighted people.
But more, as always, is needed. Volunteers are required to help upload material onto the website www.hornofafrica.org.uk and to fundraise.
For more information visit the website or email general.info@hornofafricablind.org.uk
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