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Nearly 10 ago, the heartbreaking representation of a three-year-old starving small lad rescued by Anja of Land of Hope foundation shocked the world. The boy, aboriginal named Hope, was branded a ‘witch child’ by parents and abandoned connected the streets of Akwa Ibom.
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When Anja recovered the him crouched by the extremity of a roadside, helium weighed conscionable 3.2kg.
Hope’s rescuer, Land of Hope founder, Anja Rinngren Loven, 47, said erstwhile she archetypal saw the child, she thought helium was excessively malnourished to beryllium saved.
She explained: “When we got to this small boy, helium was smelling of death. I thought helium would dice successful my arms. We don’t cognize however helium pulled through, but helium did.”
But past and thrive helium did.
Hope and Anja, today. DailyMail photo.Hope is deaf and communicates done penning but has large dreams for his future. He is referred to arsenic ‘Little Picasso’ by his teachers astatine his orphanage, arsenic helium wants to person a vocation successful the arts.
“He is present precise independent, beardown and intelligent – and has tons of friends. I americium truthful arrogant helium graduated [school] – and helium was truthful afloat of pridefulness too,” Anja said.
Professionals react
Speaking connected witchcraft accusations, Leethan Bartholemow, of the International Network Against Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks, said: “It is overmuch much of a occupation past we recognise that it is.
“There is overmuch much enactment that needs to beryllium done.”
Also, Professor Charlotte Baker of Lancaster University said: “Abuse linked to religion oregon content occurs crossed the United Kingdom.
“They often people children oregon susceptible individuals and whitethorn effect successful physical, emotional, oregon intelligence harm.
“These abuses see tone possession, witchcraft, ritualistic abuse, and related harmful practices, which hap successful galore parts of the satellite today.
“These types of maltreatment are precise hard to observe and address. Efforts person gone into improving knowing among those who whitethorn travel crossed victims of these abuses successful their work.” DailyMail
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