A Syrian refugee has been given free lifetime membership at his local gym after a photo of him staring longingly through its window went viral.
Muhammad Hussein, 12, who works as a shoeshiner, was pictured gazing at the equipment inside the gym in the southeastern province of Adiyaman, Turkey, in a photo that won the hearts of many in the country.
The picture of the young boy, who fled the war in Syria, caught the eye of gym owner Engin Doğan.
“And, we did it. He is one of our members now,” he said.
Doğan owns the gym with Mustafa Küçükkaya and Dicle Oma.
“He found me and helped me,” he said. “I had always dreamed of losing weight and now I believe I can do that by working out.”
Hussein was photographed with the gym owners on Küçükkaya’s Instagram account.
The image has struck a chord with many, bringing home the realities of children who have been displaced by the conflict in Syria.
Many people have taken to Twitter to express how moved they were by the kind gesture.