Heartbreaking images were shared on social media last year of the Nigerian child from Akwa Ibom state, named Hope, who was found severely skinny and wandering alone after being shunned by his family and society.

A starving child who was blamed for witchcraft and abandoned by his family has made an astonishing recovery after being rescued by a humanitarian aid worker from Denmark Anja Ringgren Lovén.

Hope-aide-worker
The picture of poor child is being given a sip of water by an aid worker from Denmark broke hearts around the world when it was published in January last year.
Nigerian-‘witch child’-Hope
The Nigerian boy from Akwa Ibom state was abandoned by his family because they thought he was a witch.
Nigerian ‘witch child’ Hope makes miraculous recovery, starts school (Photos)
Just two months after being rescued by the aide worker Hope has made an astonishing recovery.