Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven, has celebrated a young girl rescued by her team in Akwa-Ibom ten years ago after she was branded a witch and abandoned by her family.
The founder of Land of Hope took to Facebook on Thursday, April 6th, to share before and after photos of Charity, showing her transformation since being rescued on April 5th, 2013.
Anja said Charity was accused of witchcraft and was ostracized by her family and community. She begged for food during the day and slept in an abandoned house at night, before she was rescued by the humanitarian group.
She captioned the photos,
“Yesterday was VERY special. It was exactly 10 years ago Land of Hope Director of Child Development Nsidibe Orok and I found Charity in an abandoned house,” Ms Loven wrote.
“Charity was accused of being a witch and outcasted by her family and the entire community. She begged for food during the day and in the night she slept in the abandoned house on the dirty ground. When we found her she was wearing a Chelsea football jersey many sizes too big for her. It was the only clothing she had. I remember how her body appeared like a fragile feather.
“She was severely malnourished, beaten and abused. What happened to Charity during those years of struggle and immense pain belongs to the past. Today Charity has become such a strong and Independent young women and next year she will start university. All thanks to your amazing love and support.
“5th of April 2013 we rescued Charity. 5th of April 2023 we dressed up to celebrate Charity’s development and accomplishments.”
