FAQ

Land of Hope does not run a volunteer programme. Our Children’s Center is located in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria, which is one of the world’s most dangerous places. Therefore, we do not invite volunteers to Land of Hope in Nigeria. It requires armed protection 24/7 and should anything happen to a volunteer, the government in Nigeria will hold Land of Hope responsible.

Furthermore, Land of Hope works with local people in order to ensure a sustainable developement.

Volunteers play a vital role in helping us save Nigeria’s witch children. When we need new volunteers, we will announce it in our newsletter and on our social media profiles. Please follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

Unfortunately, we do not have capacity to accept interns. 

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Our children’s center, Land of Hope, is located in the Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria, which is one of the world’s most dangerous areas. We advise everyone to read the travel advisory for Nigeria. Currently, Ministries of Foreign Affairs advise against all travel to Akwa Ibom.

Land of Hope is not an institution, but a home. It is the only home for the children, and we are a family. Therefore, we value our privacy and daily life like any other family and do not accept visitors.

No, you cannot.

Land of Hope is not an adoption agency. On the contrary, an important part of our work is to reintegrate children into the community through home visits, where children visit their close family members. The children miss their parents and siblings, and it is our utmost duty to ensure they maintain a close relationship with them.

The purpose of the home visits is to change the villages’ views on superstition by showing them the incredible transformations of the children – from being abandoned, alone, accused of being witches, nearly tortured to death, to being healthy, strong, well, excelling in school with confidence and dreams for the future.

This is a long-term effort and requires that the children make regular home visits. Families also often visit the children at Land of Hope. A family bond is very strong in African communities, and although superstition seems to sever this bond, it is fundamentally due to poverty and ignorance, which can only be combated by expanding their knowledge of the world and educating them about superstition and the importance of education.

No. You cannot sponsor a child at Land of Hope.

Our vision is a world where no children suffer due to adults’ superstitions. Therefore, it is about ensuring sustainable development of superstitious communities, and for this reason, we encourage support for our broader efforts to lift some of the poorest communities in the world out of poverty through education. This is the most effective way to combat superstition and thus achieve our vision.

By supporting Land of Hope on a monthly basis, you help ensure that the children can remain in our care at Land of Hope. We use your support for basic necessities such as daily meals, school and transportation fees, medicine, and hospital visits.

You can become a regular supporter of Land of Hope by selecting “Give Monthly” and entering the amount you wish to donate. You can pay with VISA and Mastercard through a secure, payment service or use Paypal.

If you wish to change or stop your support, you can contact us.

If you want to change the amount you donate or pause/stop your regular monthly support entirely, you can send an email to pia@landofhope.dk. We are always very grateful for the support we have received from you and fully understand your situation.

If you wish to raise money to Land of Hope in connection with a birthday, or an anniversary, a wedding, a new baby or just because our work is dear to your heart, we will be very grateful.

Land of Hope has also joined www.globalgiving.com – the largest global crowdfunding community where you can donate money to our projects.

There are plenty of events that make perfect fundraising opportunities. If you have a fundraising idea you want to share with us, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail: tina@landofhope.global

Land of Hope is very grateful for the strong support we receive from many people who approach us with these offers. Unfortunately, sending packages to Nigeria is extremely costly, and we are not able to transport them ourselves.

Therefore, we suggest that you might consider selling these items and then donating the proceeds to Land of Hope. The funds will then be used to purchase clothes, food, medicine, toys, books, etc. in Nigeria, thereby also supporting the local community, which benefits many more people.

As a rule, we do not do this. We are unable to ship these items to Nigeria, nor can we carry them in luggage due to various regulations that must be adhered to when traveling with medicines and products. Unfortunately, we also do not have the facility to store these items. Even if the medicine is unused and from private individuals, we lack the professional expertise to assess whether the medicine has been stored correctly.

We will announce on our social media profiles and in our newsletter when and if we need specific medicines (from hospitals) or products for the children’s hospital, which we can have shipped to Nigeria in a container.

A receipt can by requested by e-mailing: pia@landofhope.global

Yes, if used in compliance with Land of Hope’s terms and conditions. Please send an e-mail for detailed information: tina@landofhope.global

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