This is a story of intergenerational transformation made possible only by your support.
Little Abuhurayya is a student in our junior kindergarten, who loves listening to stories and playing games in class. Because of you, Abuhurayya’s childhood is drastically different from his father Yusuf’s.
At 5 years old, Yusuf kept himself alive by folding envelopes, packing perfumes, carrying construction equipment and selling vegetables for money. In the battle to survive poverty, Yusuf lost his childhood.
Three decades later, Yusuf is now a taxi driver living in one of Mumbai’s largest slum communities. He’s married to Rehana, a house maid, and father to little Abuhurayya and Muskan, a teenage girl.
At his children’s birth, Yusuf swore that they would treasure their childhood, but life took them down difficult roads.
When Abuhurayya first joined us, he was malnourished. He hardly ate a full meal, and the dirt from the drainage outside their home had given him a permanent cough. It’s your donations that provided Abuhurayya the vital medical aid he desperately needed.
Today, Abuhurayya loves playing sport and drawing. He wants to become a doctor when he grows up!
