What happened to the African "water boy" who was popular on the Internet seven years ago?

Mention? Water boy? Many people can't react, but I believe that as long as I see this picture, I will whisper in my heart? So it's him? Think about how many people's hearts have been touched by this skinny little boy.

The picture of a tattooed girl feeding water to a naked and obviously malnourished African boy brought a strong visual impact to everyone, and also focused everyone's attention on this barren and backward land in Africa.

Where does this boy come from? Who is this girl? What's the story behind this photo? What about this boy who looks as big as a kitten? With many questions, let's take a look at the story behind this photo.

20 13 A Danish girl went to Africa to volunteer. In the process of volunteering, she saw a thin child wandering in the street.

At that time, the child was very thin and hurt all over. After asking, Lowen learned that the child had been wandering in the street for 8 months, and usually lived on a little leftovers given by everyone.

When he was discovered by Lowen, he was bruised in many places and even had maggots in some places. If he is not treated in time, his life will be in danger at any time. She was told that the little boy's parents were still alive. Little hope? Children abandoned by their parents.

His parents abandoned him because their tribal wizard thought? Little hope? This is the reincarnation of a wizard boy. If he continues to live, it will only bring disaster to the family and tribe. So what? Little hope? After being beaten countless times and expelled from the tribe, his parents naturally abandoned him.

Little hope? In fact, he is a lucky witch boy, because other witch boys in Africa are generally tortured to death by wizards through various criminal laws, such as pouring sulfuric acid into their eyes and alcohol into their ears.

The wizard thinks that these witches and boys are all here to collect debts and bring disaster to people. But the more they suffer, the more the gods will bless their tribe.

Little hope? After all kinds of beatings and torture, he miraculously survived being thrown into the street. Many people can't believe that he was not tortured to death by a wizard. After he was abandoned by his parents, he tried to find them, but they refused him.

People around her are trying to persuade her not to approach the boy who will bring bad luck, but she won't listen. Instead, she took the boy to the ambulance station and saved him from the brink of death. Facing the poor boy, she decided to adopt him, hoping to save a life with her own strength in Weibo. It was Lowen's decision that changed the boy's fate.

Lowen adopted the homeless boy and named him "Hope". The boy was in poor health when he was brought to his country by love. Long-term vagrancy has left him malnourished and ill, which is extremely harmful to his health at a young age. Lovin took good care of the boy after he adopted him.

Constantly adjust the diet according to the boy's physical condition. Lowen hopes that he can grow up like a normal child and have a promising life and future. The name she gave him was her hope for him.

Six years later, under Tan's careful care, the boy begging for water has grown into a healthy child. He is chubby now, and his body and intelligence are the same as those of a normal child. It can be seen that he is living a happy life now.

Lowen helped him out of the brink of death, but also made his life trajectory better. This change is not only the improvement of physical health, but also the change of boys' attitude towards life. Tan's love made his melancholy disappear and his character became lively and naughty. Slowly, he will forget his childhood experience, be surrounded by love, and be full of yearning and longing for life and love.