Six years ago, the image of an African boy who had to go hungry for many days to the point of being thin and sick, being helped by a woman on the roadside, made the whole world feel sad. The image of the boy without a piece of cloth covering his body, his thin and emaciated body made everyone unable to hold back tears. The boy was shunned by his biological parents and the people around him. That's why the boy had to wander, struggling everywhere eating leftovers in the trash even though he was only 2 years old.
The image of a skinny boy who was saved from hunger on the side of the road 6 years ago made many people sad. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
After that, the boy was adopted by the main woman, Anja Ringgren Loven, and named Hope (hope). Hope is moved to live in the "Land of Hope". This is an orphanage set up by Anja and her husband to help children with similar circumstances as Hope or orphans.
After 6 years, many people are curious about the current life of the skinny boy. Looking at his current pictures posted by Ms. Anja on her personal page, many people can't help but be amazed by the boy's spectacular "makeover". It is known that Hope is now 8 years old. After a long time of nutritional infusion and undergoing many surgeries, the boy's health was finally stable.
The boy is now 8 years old and has a passion for painting. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
Hope then went to school like many of her peers. The boy is now very tall, with a solid, mature body that is far from the image 6 years ago. At the same time, Hope also loves to play sports, he has represented his team many times to compete. In the photos shared by Anja, Hope always has a bright, innocent smile.
Besides, Hope is also considered very intelligent and gifted in art. Even the boy was able to make money from his own paintings.
"Hope has an artistic talent and many of his paintings have been sold. We call Hope the child Picasso artist. Everything Hope does with great passion and aim for perfection. He always wants to try. everything other people do but in her own way. Thanks to those creations, Hope has made everything different," Anja shared with Allafrica.
Hope's paintings are loved by many people, and even have been ordered. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
Ms. Anja Ringgren Loven also often shares pictures of Hope on her personal page with pride. During one of Hope's races at school, she posted a picture of him happily holding his friend's shoulder in the stadium and wrote: " From being stigmatized as a 'witch', shunned, rejected. Until now, Hope has represented the school to participate in the 100m race”.
Although once abandoned, Hope always remembers her roots. The boy also met his biological father again and excitedly took pictures with him. After returning to her home, Hope excitedly showed off these photos to her friends. This is the same feeling that all the other children have when they come home, Allafrica reported , Anja said .
The boy meets his father again on a visit to his hometown with his adoptive mother. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
The boy's current life is very happy and peaceful with his adoptive mother and friends at the orphanage. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
Witnessing Hope's growth journey, many people left comments encouraging him. However, there are also many people who believe that Hope should not contact those who have left her. Responding to these comments, Ms. Anja frankly expressed on her personal page:
"Hope won't be living with his father or mother for a variety of reasons. But no matter what happened in the past, children need to know their roots. Children need to know where they come from because it helps shape their identity. into personal identity.
Hope has the right to an identity, which is a basic human right. For Hope knowing more about his cultural background and place of origin helps him develop a strong sense of who he is. Just because Hope knows where he comes from doesn't mean he will forget what happened, on the contrary it will help him become stronger in life."
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Thanks to the right education method of Ms. Anja Ringgren Loven, Hope is more and more mature and mature. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
The current image is different from the previous year's rescue photo. (Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
Hope smiled brightly with her friends. Photo: Anja Ringgren Loven)
It is thanks to this correct upbringing that Hope is now very mature and mature. The boy understands altruism and knows that hatred will only make people suffer more. The boy once confided to his adoptive mother that touched many people that love is something that every adult should have.
So we can see that the lives of African children are still very poor. Even Loi Con's family before meeting Quang Linh Vlogs had a very difficult life. At that time, the "African sad boy" family lived in a shack built from land. Although it was raining outside, Lei Con's father still had to go outside without any protection.
The house of the Loi Con family in the previous village was extremely poor. (Photo: Screenshot of TikTok video Quang Linh Vlogs)
"African Sad boy" at this time was quite small and shy. (Photo: Screenshot of TikTok video Quang Linh Vlogs)
Lei Con at this time is also thin and quite shy. The boy with bewildered eyes looked at Quang Linh Vlogs, but despite being strange, "African sad boy" still smiled brightly when asked. Later, with the help of Quang Linh's team, Loi Con's family's life has improved a lot. Lei Con's childhood became more meaningful when he had fun, eaten delicious food, and studied.
Loi Con is also regularly invited by members of the African team to go out, buy new clothes and enjoy many delicious dishes. The boy was even taught to sing Vietnamese children's songs, held the Mid-Autumn Festival, played kite flying, etc. Thanks to the appearance of Quang Linh Vlogs and the African team, many children's lives have changed. in Angola was much more fun and meaningful.
Lei Con can go shopping. (Photo: Screenshot of TikTok video Quang Linh Vlogs)
The boy always had a bright smile when he appeared with Quang Linh Vlogs. (Photo: FB Pham Quang Linh)
Loi Con was organized by Quang Linh team for a very happy mid-autumn festival. (Photo: Cut from TikTok clip Tien Nguyen)
Every child is born with the right to live, to be loved and to be educated. Hope's image once made the whole world feel sad. For Anja, however, it was neither heartbreak nor disaster. Rather, it is a story that proves that we need to speak up to protect children's rights, so that innocent children are not accused of being "witches". At the same time, so that all children in this world enjoy the full rights they deserve.
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