‘In the documentary “The One With Hope,” you can get a unique insight into Anja’s remarkable life as a Danish aid worker in Nigeria and as the founder of Land of Hope. The organization with Danish roots has rescued and taken custody of – so far – 93 children who have been in the worst imaginable situations you could ever wish for a child.
Anja herself became world-famous in 2016 when a photo of her in front of the little ‘witch child,’ Hope, went viral on the internet.
Millions of people have followed Hope’s story. From when he, at 2 years old, came into Anja’s arms and incredibly survived, even though his little body could take no more. To today, at 10 years old, he is a top student in school, an excellent dancer, and just an ordinary boy who lives, happy and healthy, at the Land of Hope children’s center. He has filled many hearts with gratitude and reflection, making it more important than ever that we put ‘witch children’ on the global agenda and break the curse over Nigeria.’
On the morning of the 30 of January 2016 a Danish documentary team were preparing their equipment to film Land of Hope´s work in Nigeria. We were going on a rescue mission. Two girls were accused of being witches and they were spotted along the river, abandoned and alone. Upon arrival we were escorted to the village chief´s house to inform him about our mission. A group of local community boys also arrived at the house and things suddenly escalated. At that time we were not protected by the police and the situation became hostile so we had to leave. I was so frustrated and angry and refused to give up. But it was impossible for us to do something. It was not safe to stay. But then I remembered a phone call we got earlier the same day. A very young boy was accused of being a witch so we turned the cars and drove to where we would later find Hope. What if things had not escalated that day ? Was it destiny ? No matter what, today is the 30 of January 2024 and it´s exactly 8 years ago we rescued Hope. 8 years of knowing Hope has been an absolute joy. He has changed all of us and I feel very lucky to have been part of his life. Thank you Hope
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u/rabbitsarepsychotic 5d ago edited 5d ago
For anyone wondering:
‘In the documentary “The One With Hope,” you can get a unique insight into Anja’s remarkable life as a Danish aid worker in Nigeria and as the founder of Land of Hope. The organization with Danish roots has rescued and taken custody of – so far – 93 children who have been in the worst imaginable situations you could ever wish for a child.
Anja herself became world-famous in 2016 when a photo of her in front of the little ‘witch child,’ Hope, went viral on the internet.
Millions of people have followed Hope’s story. From when he, at 2 years old, came into Anja’s arms and incredibly survived, even though his little body could take no more. To today, at 10 years old, he is a top student in school, an excellent dancer, and just an ordinary boy who lives, happy and healthy, at the Land of Hope children’s center. He has filled many hearts with gratitude and reflection, making it more important than ever that we put ‘witch children’ on the global agenda and break the curse over Nigeria.’
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ETA - thank you for the awards!