Boy rescued after being abandoned and accused of being a witch graduates from primary school

Hope: Akwa Ibom Boy Who Was Branded a Witch, Stigmatized and Left to D!e Graduates From Primary School

On January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely malnourished 2-year-old boy, whom she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to d3ath in Akwa Ibom.  The boy had wandered the streets for months when Anja got a phone call and immediately led a rescue team, including her husband, David Emmanuel Umem, to bring the child to the Children’s Education and Development …

Boy rescued after being abandoned and accused of being a witch graduates from primary school

A little boy who was rescued after being accused of being a witch has graduated from primary school. His touching story inspired many as his guardian celebrated him.

Boy rescued after being abandoned and branded a ‘witch’ graduates primary school

GistReel A Nigerian boy, Hope, who was abandoned by his family in 2016 after being branded a witch, has graduated from primary school and is set to begin secondary education in September. Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén, who rescued him nearly a decade ago in Akwa Ibom State, shared the update in a Facebook post on Monday, August 25, 2025. Hope’s old photo. Photo Credit: Anja Ringgren Lovén. Source: Facebook. According to Lovén, Hope, who …

Boy once called a witch graduates with top marks

In 2016, the world was moved by a photograph of Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén giving water to a starving toddler in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The boy, later named Hope, had been abandoned by his family after being branded a witch and left to wander the streets. Anja, alongside her husband, David Emmanuel Umem, quickly mobilized a rescue team after receiving a phone call about the child’s condition. They brought him to the Children’s Education …