Hope, the toddler found on January 30, 2016, by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Loven, has graduated from primary school and will be heading to secondary school in September.
He was found as a severely malnourished two-year-old boy, who was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom.
Reports have it that Hope 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 Foundation (ACAEDF), aka “Land of Hope”
After years of surviving the odds, Lovén shared the good news in a Facebook post on Monday, August 25, saying Hope graduated with one of the highest grades.
“Hope survived. He graduated this year and starts secondary school next month. His story is world famous and every day I look at him and feel so grateful for. . Continue..Reading. .