03/09/2026
Meet Arrow: the 5-year-old turning pain into power!! ❤️
Last year, Arrow - who is Nina's (our co-founder's) child - was supposed to climb Snowdon with us, raising money for children in Malawi. Instead, our lives changed completely. While out on a bike ride, Arrow was hit by a trailer, causing devastating damage to his leg. He then developed a rare and serious infection.
From May until the end of November, we lived in the hospital. It was months of operations, pain, fear, blood tests and antibiotics. Thankfully, with an incredible team of people and access to healthcare, he's now recovering and able to walk again!
Looking back, during those seven months in hospital, we experienced something impossible to forget: the power of having access to the right care, at the right time, from the right people. And it made us ask a question that has stayed with us - what would have happened if Arrow had been injured in Malawi? We don't know for certain. But we know how much he needed, and we know how different access to healthcare and rehabilitation can be.
Now that Arrow is walking again, he wanted to turn his pain from last year into power!! And climb a mountain for children in Malawi, just like his brothers had in previous years.
So last week, we did a pre-climb with his friends. Arrow and his friends climbed with so much determination, strength and power - we wouldn't have believed he could even try this - but here he is! With an amazing group of 4 and 5 year olds who climbed Holyhead Mountain with him. A long way for little legs, all to give children in Malawi a chance.
Now, after Arrow and his friend’s epic climb, Nina, Alice and Arrow's 8 year old brother Sky, are taking on a 3 peaks challenge in Ireland with their partners The Malawi Projects - to continue raising funds for children with disabilities in Malawi - turning Arrow’s pain into something that gives another child a chance.
We're sharing this story because Arrow wants to turn his pain into power - but it's an incredibly hard story to share, for Nina, for Alice, and for everyone who knows and loves Arrow. This past year was the hardest of our lives, but we're grateful for every bit of love this story brings. We just ask that you hold it as gently as we do.
So we're asking you to join Arrow, and turn pain into power.
Link here to donate: 👇
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/pain-power?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL