Brigitte Perenyi

Brigitte Sossou Perenyi (wɔwoo no wɔ Togo wɔ afe 1990 mu) yɛ Ghanani a ɔyɛ nsɛmma nhoma. Ɔtraa ase wɔ nkoasom tebea mu bere a wɔkyeree no bere a na wadi mfe ason na wɔde no kɔɔ Ghana kronkronbea a na Trokosi, anaa anyame yere, yɛ wiase adeyɛ a ɛma mmabaa kɔ adwuma a wɔhyɛ wɔn ma wɔyɛ de gye wɔn abusuafo bɔne no.[1][2] Amerikani adwini atorofo bi gyee no sɛ ne ba na bere a na wanyin no ɔsan kɔɔ Ghana kɔhwɛɛ adɔe kuw a ɛboaa no, Ghana abusua a wɔhwɛɛ no ne n’awo abusua a ɛwɔ Togo no. N’asetena ho nsɛm anya abasobɔdeɛ na wɔ afe 2018 mu no wɔpaw no sɛ BBC Mmea 100 no mu baako.

Wɔwoo no wɔ Togo wɔ afe 1990. Ɔyɛ mmofra baanum mu nea ɔto so anum.[3]

Bere a odii mfe ason no, ne maame somaa no sɛ ɔnkɔtra ne papa nua barima nkyɛn wɔ, Lome, Toga ahenkurow mu baabi a obetumi akɔ sukuu.[3] Brigitte na ne papa nua barima kyeree no de no kɔɔ Ghana kronkronbea bi sɛ ɔrekɔtua awaresɛeɛ a ne papa nua barima yɛeɛ no ho ka, sɛdeɛ Trojanfoɔ atetesɛm kyerɛ no. Ná asɔfo no nyan no wɔ nnɔnnum. Na ɔnte kasa no ase nanso na ɔprapra na ɔsiesie ansa na wayɛ adwuma wɔ afuw bi mu da mũ no nyinaa. Wɔanto no mmonnaa nanso wɔamma no nhomasua.[4] Na saa adeyɛ yi atra hɔ bɛboro mfe 300 na awiei koraa no wɔmaa ɛyɛɛ mmara so bu wɔ Ghana wɔ afe 1998 mu, ɛwom sɛ akɔ so na wɔadi ɔsɔfo biara ho asɛm da de. Mpɔtam a ɛwɔ Ghana, Benin, ne Togo kɔɔ so yɛɛ Trokosi kasa a mmara mma ho kwan. Afe a Brigitte hyɛn kronkronbea hɔ no, na ɔman no wɔ mmea ne mmeawa 5,000 wɔ Trokosi.[5][6]

Wɔ 1997 mu no, CBS nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn no U.S. dwumadi a egye simma 60 no kyerɛɛ wiase no tebea horow a Brigitte traa ase no denam kyerɛwtohɔ bi a wɔato din My Stolen Childhood so. Ɛnam NGO International Needs a Juliana Dogbadzi na ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ no mmoa so no, Kenneth Perenyi sii gyinaeɛ sɛ ɔbɛkɔ Ghana sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛgyae no. Na Perenyi anya ahonyade afi mfonini ahorow a ɔyɛe mu na FBI reyɛ ne ho nhwehwɛmu.[7] Ne nyinaa mu no ɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wogyae no na wɔsomaa no sɛ ɔnkɔtra mfiase no wɔ Ghana Sabaa abusua no nkyɛn nkɔsua Borɔfo kasa na ɔmfa ne tebea no nyɛ nea ɛfata bɛyɛ mfe abien. Wɔ afe 1999 mu no,[3] Kenneth Perenyi faa no sɛ ne ba na ɔde no kɔɔ United States, faako a na ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔboom bere a na Brigitte bo fuwii na na Kenneth haw sɛ ebia wɔbɛkyere no wɔ atoro a wadi kan ayɛ ho.[7] Wɔboom dii mfe 13 a edi hɔ no. Bere a wogyaee Brigitte bɛyɛ mfe 20 akyi no, ɔsan kɔɔ Togo kɔhyiaa n’abusua a ɔwoo no. Wɔ saa akwantuo yi mu no, ɔne BBC kyerɛw n’asɛm no, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛkasa atia trokosi adeyɛ.[8]

Ɔsan kɔɔ Ghana bere a na wadi mfe 21 sɛ ɔrekɔyɛ adwuma wɔ Accra. Amanaman Ntam Ahiade adɔe kuw no boaa no bio. Ɔkɔɔ Sabaa abusua no nkyɛn na wɔhyɛɛ nyansa sɛ ɔnhwehwɛ n’awo abusua wɔ Togo. Ɔsan ne ne nuanom baanan, n’awofo a wɔwoo no, ne onuabarima bi a wɔwoo no bere a ofii hɔ akyi no boom. Nkitahodi anyɛ mmerɛw efisɛ na ne werɛ afi ne kasa a edi kan no, nanso ohui sɛ n’awofo nnim da sɛ ne papa nua ba de no kɔɔ Ghana. Ná ne papa nua barima apow sɛ ɔbɛka baabi a ɔwɔ, na wosusuwii sɛ wawu. Kan no na osusuw sɛ wɔyɛ biako wɔ ne ayaresa a enye no mu na afei otumi de kyɛ wɔn.[3]

Brigitte Sossou Perenyi hunuu "My Stolen Childhood" nyaa AIB abasobɔdeɛ wɔ afe 2018 mu Ɔfaa akwantuo a ɛtɔ so mmienu mfeɛ mmiɛnsa akyi sɛ ɔrekɔkyerɛw n'asɛm ama Marie Claire nsɛmma nwoma.[3] Wɔ afe 2017 mu no ɔsan kɔɔ Togo bio a na sini adwumayɛfoɔ bi a European Journalism Center ne Code4Africa de sika boa no ka ne ho. Ohui sɛ adeyɛ no ma tumi. BBC na ɛhwɛɛ sini no so na ɛde dwumadi bi bae.[3] Afe a edi hɔ no, wɔkyerɛw ne din wɔ 100 Women BBC 2018. Saa din a BBC de too gua yi ka mmea 100 a wɔwɔ nkɛntɛnso kɛse wɔ afe no mu bom.[9] Ɔaka sɛ ne Kristofo gyidi a ɔne Sabaa abusua no nyae no ama watumi de ne papa nua barima ne n’ankasa bɔne akyɛ.[3]

Eduu afe 2017 no, afei de na wɔasiesie ne Amerikani a ɔhwɛ no, Kenneth Perengi, wɔamfa no ankɔ asɛnnibea na wɔtɔn n’atoro nneɛma no kɔ akyiri araa ma bere a atwam no araa ma mmara no nni dwuma bio. Ɔkɔɔ so nyaa n’asetrade fii mfonini ahorow mu, sen sɛ ɔbɛyɛ atoro, na ɔkyerɛw n’asetra ho asɛm a wanka ogye a ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ mu no ho asɛm.[7]

Wɔ afe 2021 mu no na Brigitte reyɛ adwuma sɛ adwumayɛfoɔ a wɔka ho ne afoforo reyɛ Afrikafoɔ nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw ama Atɔeɛfoɔ ne Afrikafoɔ.[4]

Nsɛm a wɔde gyinaa so

sesa mu
  • "In-depth Story: Brigitte Sossou Perenyi Discusses Captivity and Rescue from Religious Shrine". The Weight She Carries. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

Mboaedze

sesa mu
  1. "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.
  2. "'Trokosi' survivor Brigitte Sossou Perenyi on her documentary 'My Stolen Childhood'". Live 91.9 FM. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 kata. "Brigitte Sossou Perenyi". The Forgiveness Project. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 E, Vimbai (10 October 2018). "In-depth Story: Brigitte Sossou Perenyi Discusses Captivity and Rescue from Religious Shrine". The Weight She Carries. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ""Las esposas de los dioses": la práctica trokosi por la que mantienen como esclavas a niñas por los "pecados" de sus familiares". BBC Mundo. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. "'My Stolen Childhood': A documentary on 'Trokosi' practice narrated by a survivor". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "A Tale of Art Forgery, Sex Slavery and Single Parenthood". HuffPost. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. "How girls are donated to shrines as sex slaves in Ghana". Pulse Ghana. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  9. "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". 19 November 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.