Boy abandoned to die by his family makes wonderful recovery; baby Hope was accused of witchcraft and left to die on the street

Then and Now

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 his family

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Anja Ringgren Lovén with the boy in January

Baby Hope

"I travelled alone to Nigeria where I met children who had been tortured and beaten almost to death because they were accused of being witches and therefore left alone on the street.

"What I saw were so barbaric and terrible and it left a deep impression on me.

"That's why I decided to sell everything I owned in Denmark to devote my time and life to help 'witch children' in Nigeria."

With her partner, David, Anja now runs a children's home for young people accused of witchcraft.

The couple, who have a two-year-old son together, currently have 34 children living in their care, all of whom have been accused of witchcraft.

Anja said: "When children are being tortured and abused and left alone on the street, it gives a child a lot of terrible trauma they carry around inside.

"Being rejected by your own family must be the loneliest feeling a child can experience, and I don't believe that anyone can imagine how that must feel like." She told Huffington Post in February

Anja with Hope after the rescue

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Anja Ringgren Lovén