The Stories
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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Sudan, Emergencies
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