Saving Africa's Witch Children, Are We Next?

[rapa]

In some of the poorest parts of Nigeria, where evangelical religious fervour is combined with a belief in sorcery and black magic, many thousands of children are being blamed for catastrophes, death and famine - and branded witches by powerful pastors. These children are then abandoned, tortured, starved and murdered - all in the name of Jesus Christ.

This Dispatches Special follows the work of one Englishman, 29-year-old Gary Foxcroft, who has devoted his life to helping these desperate and vulnerable children. Gary's charity, Stepping Stones Nigeria, raises funds to help Sam Itauma, who five years ago, rescued four children accused of witchcraft. He now struggles to care for over 150 in a makeshift shelter and school in the Niger Delta region called CRARN (Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network).

Gary and Sam introduce Dispatches to some of the rescued children who have been through unimaginable horrors, such as Ekemeni, aged 13, who was tied up with chicken wire and starved and beaten for two weeks, and Mary, aged 14, who was burnt with acid before her mother attempted to bury her alive. Other children display the hallmarks of witch-branding - acid burns and machete scars. Uma Eke, aged 17, has been left brain-damaged after having a three-inch nail driven into her skull.

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Saving Africa's Witch Children Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwuumKOdFUg

Saving Africa's Witch Children Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJI8ztk44tw

Saving Africa's Witch Children Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTizAu8eAYk

Saving Africa's Witch Children Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLNHI5CMMa4

Saving Africa's Witch Children Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAxsSdbAec8

Saving Africa's Witch Children Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roltUWsuuUo

More Info
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/dispatches/saving+africas+witch+children/2780062

 

[nagaya]

ithn lanakwe ehema wenne kohomada?oya wage modayoo mehe ne ne....this is 21st century...

 

[hasiwarna]

ehema kiyanna epa...witch craft promote karana akka kenek innawa neda...eyanam kiyanne eka honadai kiyala ..math me eka gena poddak study karanawa....

 

[keveen]

Athtada?

 

[rapa]

ithn lanakwe ehema wenne kohomada?oya wage modayoo mehe ne ne....this is 21st century...

 

[nagaya]

හෆොයි ලංකාවේ තාම මිත්*යා දෘෂ්ඨිකයෝ ඉන්නවද?අද කාලේ ජෝතිශ්*යවත් පිලිගන්නේ නෑනේ

 

[rapa]

හෆොයි ලංකාවේ තාම මිත්*යා දෘෂ්ඨිකයෝ ඉන්නවද?අද කාලේ ජෝතිශ්*යවත් පිලිගන්නේ නෑනේ

oba thuma inne "Kurunegala -----> Kandy" da?

 

[rapa]

Torrent

 

[DJ ASHAN]

paw

 

[ChuttaFX]

aiyo kawda oya Nigeriawe president?
eyata barida meka nawaththanna?

habai ithin lankawe owa nane. mama nam dakala na.

 

[ChuttaFX]

හෆොයි ලංකාවේ තාම මිත්*යා දෘෂ්ඨිකයෝ ඉන්නවද?අද කාලේ ජෝතිශ්*යවත් පිලිගන්නේ නෑනේ

jothishya paliganne nathi unata mithya drushtikayo innawa kiyalai mama nam hithanne. aththa paliganne nathi aya okkoma mithya drushtikayo

 

[nagaya]

jothishya paliganne nathi unata mithya drushtikayo innawa kiyalai mama nam hithanne. aththa paliganne nathi aya okkoma mithya drushtikayo

Eka thama machzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............................
this is 21st century.... some countries voyaging even beyond solar system/.....though some are believe in daemons

 

[Nic]

hmm sad its up to there gov to stop em

 

[coolshano]

Dammm

 

[one_genuine]

 

[akalanka_yapa]

mewa maha pissu weda

 

[ela_eluwa120]

කියලා වැඩක් නෑ...මේ ළමයින්ට නෙමේ..අර පූජකයන්ට තමයි "යකා" වැහිලා ඉන්නෙ...

 

[navodwickra]

Agam walata harawa ganna owun ona ekak kiyai.