Sister Jane Mankaa grew up in Bafut, Cameroon the eldest of eight children. She lived with her parents and siblings in one room equipped with three beds made from bamboo and a dirt floor. Her story is similar to other women growing up in sub-Saharan Africa but somehow Sister Jane found a way to improve not only her own life but the lives of countless others.

Please spend time on this site and learn more about this extraordinary woman who works everyday to better the lives of the children in her community.

In honor of Billy Engel
Click here to dontate to the William J. Engel Memorial Fund
for the Abangoh Children's Project