Brigitte Yengo

Sister Brigitte Yengo is a Roman Catholic Congolese nun, and the head of Sister Yengo's Children, Inc., a charitable organization founded to assist the population of sub-Saharan Africa.

Lifeline

* 1979 - Left Pointe Noire to study in Paris and Le Havre
* 1981 - Became a nun and is a member of the congregation of the Sisters of Notre-Dame of the Rosary
* 1987 - Earned her chiropractic degree from the National University of Health Sciences (NUHS)
* 1991 - Earned medical degree from the University of the Congo
* 1997 - Hospital bombed during civil war in the Congo
* 1998 - Began work in New York City with the children of incarcerated single mothers
* 2004 - Returned to the Republic of Congo in 2004 to set up her clinic and hospital

Foundation

Sister Yengo's Children is a 501 (c)3 charitable organization formed to help those in need in sub-saharan Africa, particularly in the Republic of the Congo. Under the leadership of Sister Brigitte Yengo, the organization raises funds to sustain the operation of her orphanage in Brazzaville, develop programs of self-sufficiency and procure equipment for victims of polio, blindness and other handicaps.

Publications

De l'Afrique noire à l'Europe: L'aventure d'une jeune religieuse noire [From Black Africa to Europe: The story of a young black nun] . Brussels: S.I.E.M., 1981. (102p.). Journal and reflexions.

Positions

Program Director of the Special Olympics for the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Special Olympics will be held in China 2008

External links

* [http://www.sisteryengoschildren.org Sister Yengo's Children, Inc. website]