After graduating from university with a degree in music education, Vo Cam Giang became a teacher, driven by her aspiration to help visually impaired children develop life skills and better integrate into society.
“I opened a music class in my home to teach organ to children and music to gifted 12th graders. Because I understand the challenges visually impaired children face, I felt a strong desire to do something meaningful to help equip them with the skills they need to integrate into the community,” said Giang.
The podcast “Raising Your Voice” is produced by Giang and her collaborator, Nguyen Thuy Duong of Hanoi. Giang develops content and suggests guests, while Duong and a team of volunteers provide technical support, including filming, photography, audio recording, editing, and post-production.
“The ‘Raising Your Voice’ podcast channel features a monthly talk show with invited guests, focusing on education for visually impaired children and the impact of society on people with visual impairment. We plan to introduce more segments, including skills training for visually impaired people and guidance for families on how to better support them in their daily lives and studies,” said Giang.
Giang and her teammates came up with about 20 possible names for the podcast before finally settling on “Raising Your Voice”, the only name that satisfied the whole team.
“Giang and I happened to meet and work together on the podcast. Although she didn’t have any broadcasting skills at first, she was extremely enthusiastic about preparing content and discussing ideas about what needed to be done. Now, ‘Raising Your Voice’ is supported by many young, tech-savvy volunteers, so we hope future episodes will become even more engaging,” said Thuy Duong.
In today’s digital world, podcasting is particularly suited to visually impaired people because it’s a platform based entirely on audio. Podcast creators can produce content with just a voice and a recording device. Hoang Van Ly, who has spent many years working with visually impaired people, was a guest on Giang’s podcast.
“Giang understands the visually impaired community and makes good use of her abilities. She has worked with non-disabled young people to effectively maintain the channel,” Ly said.
Giang’s journey in podcast production has been far from easy. A heavy workload of gathering materials, working with guests, filming, and editing, demands a lot of time and dedication, but Giang has stayed determined to push forward.
“One of the biggest challenges for me was my lack of experience as a presenter. I still feel quite nervous when presenting podcasts. I remember a funny moment when Mr. Hoang Van Ly encouraged me to share more with the audience, but I got so flustered that I only managed to say a few words before turning the conversation back to him. I hope that my skills will improve further and that ‘Raising Your Voice’ will bring higher-quality content to listeners,” said Giang.
In addition to her personal Facebook account, Giang also runs the “Raising Your Voice” fanpage and YouTube channel.
