Grégoire Ahongbonon
Grégoire Ahongbonon (born 1953) founded of the St Camille Association in 1994 to provide residential care for people in West Africa suffering from mental illness[1].
Ahongbonon was born in Benin and immigrated to Côte d'Ivoire.[2]
Ahongbonon was formerly a mechanic.[3]
Ahongbonon won the Daily Trust African of the Year 2015, which included a $50,000 prize.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Grégoire Ahongbonon: "Si no tienes dinero, nadie te cura en África"". El Debate de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Humble beginnings: Grégoire Ahongbonon and the St Camille Association". WHO. 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Adjovi, Laeila (17 February 2016). "Gregoire Ahongbonon: Freeing people chained for being ill". BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria: I've Treated 60,000 Mentally-Ill - Ahongbonon - allAfrica.com". allafrica.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Gregoire Ahongbonon of Benin wins African of the year award 2015". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 10 September 2016.