Meet Emmanuel Kofi Attiso: A Physically Challenged man who Makes Gorgeous Looking Shoes
- A Ghanaian man with a physical disability has got many talking as a post with his works surfaces on social media
- The talented craftsman is seen working on his shoes with some of them displayed in the picture
- Opoku Samuel Kwame commented: "This is what I like about determine people, not allowing any form to define them"
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Briefly News on your News Feed!
A talented Ghanaian craftsman has impressed many with his extraordinary shoe-making skills.
The man by name, Emmanuel Kofi Attiso has sparked a lot of conversations about disability not equaling to inability on social media.
Meet Attiso kofi Emmanuel a physically challenged shoe maker. He didn't allow his condition to stop him from doing something to earn some money. He could have decided to beg for money by the roadside but he didn't.
Emmanuel makes all these nice shoes and slipper from scratch. He sleeps in his small container where he works. Please support his business so he can afford a single room to rent. You can contact him directly if you want to help or buy some of his shoes on +233 24 308 1509. God bless you
PAY ATTENTION: Never miss breaking news – join Briefly News' Telegram channel!
Many individuals upon seeing the post were very impressed and marvelled at how good his works are.
Briefly News has highlighted some of the comments below;
Opoku Samuel Kwame commented:
This is what I like about determine people, not allowing any form to define them.
From Dickson Odei:
Wow...nice shoes. Thanks for sharing. I'll contact Emmanuel.
Noreen Asekenye said:
Very inspiring. More blessings
Joseph Cotton
Really nice craftsmanship.
From Francis Osei Annin
It is all about skillet, able-bodied men without skills are literally disabled and physically disabled men with skills are wholly able
Woman wows Mzansi with her realistic mural art, SA thinks she's really talented
In more news about African creatives, Briefly News previously reported that a local woman has dazzled South Africans with her realistic painting of a beer bottle. The striking image seems to be displayed on a neighbourhood wall and has social media users impressed by the township girl's talent.
Heading online, popular Twitter user @danielmarven gave the artist the shoutout of anyone's dreams.
"Show Lerato Nolaine some love... talent," he captioned the post along with a cute red heart.
He also shared snaps of Lerato in action. The mural really takes form as the brown beer bottle turns from a simple outline into a fully accomplished work of art.
Mzansi social media users were left inspired by the resourceful and talented artist, heading to the comments section to show some love.
Check out some of the reactions below:
@zvatts said:
"The bottle image is in her mind, that's talent!"
@ntjereloaded said:
"Finally, the name of Lerato is connected to excellence."
@rragomoditi said:
"@SABreweries may wish to nurture this talent and employ the skills from her!"
@Albertyou6 said:
"Check her on Facebook lerato nolina shes from the free state botshabelo."
@Callmethaboo2nd said:
"She is very good with her hands."
"Blessings upon you king": Young man spoils mom with bouquet of money after becoming a qualified engineer
@maropeng_sa said:
"Fine talent. You can show your talent everywhere."
@MpeleheR said:
"Rasta should learn a thing or 2 from this lady."
Source: Briefly News
Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.
Naomi Kobbie Naomi is an entertainment writer with 3 years experience in the world of radio and print media. She is a language graduate from the University of Pretoria (2020) and has worked for Briefly News since 2021. Naomi has a passion for the written word, whether through her work as a journalist or as a soulful singer. "When I'm not working, I spend my time producing music, travelling or snuggling up with a good movie and some butter popcorn."