Brigitte Perenyi
Appearance
Brigitte Sossou Perenyi
Ein sex anaa gender | female |
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Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
Name wey dem give am | Brigitte |
Family name | Perényi |
Ein date of birth | 1990 |
Place dem born am | Togo |
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
Ein occupation | film producer |
Award e receive | BBC 100 Women |
Brigitte Sossou Perenyi (dem born am 1990 for Togo) be Ghanaian documentary producer. She live under conditions of slavery afta dem kidnap am at de age of seven wey dem send go Ghanaian sanctuary wer na Trokosi, anaa wife of de gods, be secular practice wey dey send young women go force labor so say dem go redeem de sins of dema relatives.[1][2][3] American art forger people adopt am wey as she turn adult, she return go Ghana go see de charity wey help am, de Ghanaian family wey look afta am den ein birth family for Togo. Stories of ein life have win awards wey dem choose am as one of de BBC's 100 Women for 2018 insyd.
Life
[edit | edit source]Dem born am for Togo insyd 1990. Na she be de fifth of six kiddies.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "In-depth Story: Brigitte Sossou Perenyi Discusses Captivity and Rescue from Religious Shrine". The Weight She Carries. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ↑ "My Stolen Childhood: understanding West Africa's trokosi system". BBC. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ↑ "'Trokosi' survivor Brigitte Sossou Perenyi on her documentary 'My Stolen Childhood'". Live 91.9 FM. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ↑ kata. "Brigitte Sossou Perenyi". The Forgiveness Project. Retrieved 11 December 2022.