Lost and Found: Farid's Journey

What drives a 15-year-old boy to flee his home country alone, crossing dangerous borders in darkness to reach safety thousands of miles away? For Farid, it was the Taliban's targeting of his family due to his father and brothers' work with Afghan special forces.

Nine years after that perilous journey, Farid has built a life in Newcastle – a city he chose for its "chill" atmosphere after exploring several UK locations. His path hasn't been without challenges; in an ironic twist, after surviving his migration journey, a BMX accident left him with permanent nerve damage and disability. Now caught in bureaucratic limbo between immigration authorities and benefits agencies, he's been without disability payments for ten months.