Dassari was 15 when she first received a letter from her sponsor. She lives in Belén, Lempira, in Honduras, a country where many girls become pregnant as teenagers, and gang violence scars communities. Child sponsorship gave Dassari the chance to discover her passions, face some of her fears, and learn how to be part of the solution.

Think you can’t make a difference? 
Sometimes something as simple as a letter can change a life.

As she and her sponsor began to exchange letters, Dassari got to know the person who was giving her the opportunity for a brighter future. Her sponsor also shared how happy she was to be sponsoring Dassari. Dassari needed someone to believe in her, and that letter gave her the motivation she needed to do her best. Her participation in leadership training helped her understand that she was born for something different. Her participation through life skills training encouraged her to develop capacities in others. And her training in inclusion and community participation inspired in her the desire to dream and work for a better future for her community. She wanted to help other girls because girls are empowered by the stories of other women who dared to make a difference. 

The value of a sponsor's letter: an example of how women supporting women can create a cycle of empowerment

Dassari was empowered by her World Vision sponsor to follow her dreams and become a teacher. Dassari is now 21 and works as a school teacher in her community, and has had the opportunity to help other girls unlock their potential, helping to share some of the World Vision training that she experienced years ago in other communities. Now she's passing this lesson onto her students. Dassari enjoys being a teacher, but she also plans to start a degree in psychology to further explore her calling to help other girls and young women become all they can be.