In many people's minds, Africa represents poverty and backwardness. For hundreds of years, Western countries have used Africa as their main colony, forcing local residents to mine ore and work all day long.

Over time, Africa's economy has not been able to develop rapidly, advanced culture and technology have not been able to spread quickly, and open ideas have not been accepted.

So far, Africa still retains many bad habits. You can get a glimpse of it from the "witch boy" who was dying four years ago.

In February 2016, the British Daily Mail reported an incident in which Anya, a Danish charity worker living in Africa, was wandering on the street when she accidentally discovered a 2-year-old Nigerian boy who had been abandoned by his family.

The little boy, named Hope, was found naked and haggard, relying only on food donated by passers-by.

However, Hope could only survive. He was so skinny that he was severely malnourished and could be on the verge of death at any time.

So Anya immediately got food and water to satisfy Hope's hunger. She really couldn't imagine what caused a 2-year-old boy to be treated like this.

Later, after investigation, I learned that in many places in Africa, many unlucky children are considered disaster stars and the embodiment of evil at birth. If they are not "handled" in time, they will definitely endanger their families.

Therefore, those children called "witch boys" not only have no one to take care of them, but also suffer all kinds of harm.

This was the case with Hope in front of him. Not long after he was born, the wizard came to the house, pointed at the innocent Hope and said: He is possessed by evil spirits.

As a result, Hope's family had to kick him out of the house and let him wander and fend for himself.

In fact, the wizard just wants to collect fees. After being "identified", he will hold an "exorcism ceremony" for the "witch boys" and then give them "special treatment."

According to a BBC report, there are at least 50,000 witch children in Congo alone.

However, Hope can definitely be said to be the lucky one among the misfortunes. He is the one who failed in the wizard's "purification". The result will be that he will be abandoned by his family and live on the street from then on, even if sometimes he will be looked down upon or endure hunger.

Hungry, that's better than losing your life, right?

In addition, there is an even more cruel fact. In fact, the vast majority of "witch children" are driven away by their parents willingly. Some African families are too poor. Parents can use the name of witches to sell the "excess" children in the family.

The children are swept away and the burden on the family is reduced.

No matter what, Hope's fate will be completely changed the moment he meets Anya.

However, although Anya really wanted to adopt Hope, according to local customs, volunteers were not supported in doing so. Furthermore, Anya already had children at home. If Hope was added to the family, it would inevitably cause a series of troubles.

, and this would violate the original intention of Anya's rescue.

After thinking about it, Anya decided to take Hope away first and raise funds for him while treating him and supplementing his nutrition.

Soon, when the news about Hope spread, Anya quickly received donations from all over the world, amounting to more than 1 million US dollars.

Later, Anya donated the money to the African Children's Aid Education Development Foundation to help those African "witch children" and provide them with free medical care, food, and education. Of course, Hope was one of them.

Now four years have passed, and Hope has long since recovered. He was once so thin that he was almost out of shape, and has turned into a chubby, healthy boy. He reads, eats, and eats with other children from the foundation every day.

Playing, the stone in everyone's heart finally fell to the ground.