From a child with cerebral palsy to an organisation leader
A child
Farhad was a child with cerebral palsy. DRRA's initial investment addressed his immediate, practical needs: physiotherapy, a necessary operation, education, and other required support.
A changed person
With physiotherapy, surgery and education in place, Farhad's circumstances began to change. This is the foundation every DRRA sponsorship is built on: meeting a person's immediate needs first.
A leader
DRRA's support did not stop at rehabilitation. Farhad was subsequently supported to organise, develop knowledge, and build capacity — the skills that let him begin leading rather than only receiving support.
An organisation
Today, Farhad leads his own organisation. What began as individual rehabilitation grew into institutional capacity — a structure through which he now works with others.
A changed community
Farhad now works with youth. A single individual investment, made when Farhad was a child, has grown into leadership that reaches other young people in his community today.
Individual investment, institutional outcome
Farhad's story is an example of DRRA's broader belief: that individual change, properly supported over time, can grow into leadership, organisational development and community change. It is presented here not as a single success story, but as a model of what a sponsorship can become.
Individual Growth
Physiotherapy, surgery, education and sustained support
Leadership Growth
Capacity-building that turned support into skills
Community Growth
An organisation now working with youth in the community
Help write the next chapter
Stories like Farhad's start with one sponsorship. Yours could be next.