DIFFERENTLY ABLED CRAFTSWOMAN
by Hannah Denys
WHEN SHE WAS JUST 2 years old , Gulnamo Beknazarova asked her mother to teach her how to knit . Her mother refused because she didn ’ t want Gulnamo , who has cerebral palsy and difficulty manipulating objects with her hands , to get overly tired doing the intricate work . But Gulnamo kept asking , and her mother finally agreed .
20 | JOURNEY OF HOPE CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE