Hope, a young boy in Nigeria, has made an astonishing recovery just months after he was found starving in the street, and a photo of him went viral.
Anja Ringgren Lovén, the aid worker who helped him, posted photos of the toddler looking happy and healthy, in stark contrast to his condition two months ago.
Hope had been accused of witchcraft and therefore left for dead by his family. Lovén, founder of the African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation, found him, gave him food and water and brought him to a hospital.
“Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children,” Lovén said in a Facebook post in January. “This shows why I fight. Why I sold everything I own. Why I’m moving out in uncharted territory.”
Hope now lives in an orphanage owned by Lovén and if healthy. His story has inspired many, even prompting a Norwegian man to start a campaign on Facebook calling for support and photos showing solidarity.
You can see the amazing before and after pic below;
