The Stories

More Than Conquerors

Abandoned by his alcoholic mother, Peah – who has cerebral palsy – could not speak or walk when Cambodian partner Little Conquerors first met him.

Now, he shuffles slowly on a walking frame towards his foster father, a huge smile stretching from ear to ear. ‘We love him like our son,’ says his foster father, ‘but without the help of Little Conquerors, we
wouldn’t have been able to cope.’

Thanks to their support, Peah attends a school for children with disabilities and receives physiotherapy.

‘I would like to be a motorbike driver when I grow up,’ he says slowly – as he smiles again.

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Unspeakable horrors

Ahmed was three years old when he witnessed his father being killed and his village burned by the Janjaweed rebels in Darfur, western Sudan. For two years afterwards, Ahmed didn’t speak a single word.

Then, at the age of five, he started attending a children’s club run by Tearfund. Week after week, he went along with his mother, to learn about health and hygiene, through games and songs. Halfway through a session, Ahmed miraculously began to sing.

‘Our lives have been restored,’ says his mother. ‘I have hope for the future.’

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