Tamir Cheshire Community Programme (TCCP) staff were identifying disabled people through a community survey in remote villages of Faisalabad district. On enquiry, community people referred them to Muhammad's house, a 12-year old boy with locomotor disability.

In the very first meeting, the staff found that Muhammad liked going to school, but had dropped out as his classmates teased him regularly. His parents also expressed that Muhammad found it difficult to walk to the school. They had almost given up on his education.

Based on this initial meeting, the staff decided that through basic therapy and school sensitisation, Muhammad's problems could be solved, and he could continue his education. They encouraged his parents to support Muhammad and requested them to visit the TCCP resource centre for physiotherapy.

Alongwith his mother Muhammad regularly went for physiotherapy to the centre and found a lot of improvement. At the centre, he was also given a walking frame to support his movement. After attending a sensitisation programme on education rights held by the project, Muhammad agreed to continue his education.

Then, TCCP staff visited a nearby school and met with the school management. Following detailed discussions with them on Muhammad's education, the staff conducted a sensitisation programme in the school. In the programme, myths related to disability were addressed. Today, 12-year-old Muhammad is studying in class 4 of Lucky Sun Public School. He actively participates in school programmes and hopes to be a doctor one day.