Apr 1, 2016 · The two-year-old Nigerian boy was abandoned by his family, who suspected that he was a witch, and wandered the streets alone for eight months. On January 31st, Hope was rescued by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Loven, who began to treat his condition.

Feb 4, 2017 · A year ago, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was on a mission with her husband in Nigeria to rescue some of the thousands of children abandoned each year after being accused of being...

Aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén says she found and cared for Hope, a 2-year-old boy who was abandoned in Uyo, Nigeria, after he was accused of being a witch. ...

Harrowing pictures show how a starving two-year-old Nigerian boy was rescued after being discovered naked and wandering the streets because his family thought he was a witch. The boy, who has been...

Dec 17, 2020 · A boy abandoned by his parents who thought he was a witch has undergone a dramatic transformation. Photos of a young boy called Hope shocked and appalled people the world over when they were...

Dec 18, 2020 · A toddler who was found abandoned on the streets of Nigeria for "being a witch" has undergone an incredible transformation in the last four years. A photo of the boy, now named Hope, taken in January 2016 had gone viral on social media.

Lovén gained global recognition in 2016 when a photo of her rescuing a severely malnourished boy, later named "Hope," went viral, shedding light on her efforts to combat child abuse linked to witchcraft accusations.

Feb 16, 2016 · One 5-year-old boy, named Godswill, had been accused of being a witch and neglected, beaten and ostracized by his own family and community. At the time, an Akwa Ibom state official acknowledged...

Feb 16, 2016 · Anja Ringgren Lovén, the founder of the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF), received a phone call about a two to three-year-old boy who had been abandoned by...

Oct 19, 2024 · A young boy, no more than two years old, wandered aimlessly, his body frail and his clothes in tatters. His eyes reflected a deep sorrow, and his small frame revealed the neglect he had endured. Anja, moved by his condition, sought answers from the villagers.