He's the breadwinner even though he's blind

"HIS hands work with astonishing speed and dexterity and within a few moments a rug is starting to form. Said Mrisho, sitting cross-legged in the courtyard outside his Zanzibar home, is in his element. Said's skill allows him to enjoy an independent life with his family in the Zanzibar village of Haway.
He uses a metal ruler to measure lengths of the hard-wearing coconut fibre and wields scissors to cut the strands to size. Then they are all woven together to produce the carpets he sells to earn a living for himself, his wife and his three children. Rug-making is a craft that is difficult enough for the fully-sighted but Said is totally blind. Now 30, he lost partial vision in both eyes at the age of 10 after a playground accident. As his eyesight gradually worsened over the years he was facing a life of destitution. Until recently in countries such as Tanzania - Zanzibar, the ancient Spice Island, lies off the coast of its mainland - people who became irreversibly blind fell to the lowest levels of society. They were perceived as becoming a burden to their families, unable to make a contribution to the daily struggle for sur"