Treasure for Orphans Scholarship

This scholarship is a memorial to honor the legacy of my deceased parents Joseph Etoundi Ngono and Marguerite Etoundi Ngono. My father was intelligent and adopted but did not have sufficient money to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. His academic performance gave him the opportunity to go to France, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and finance. My father started our working as a doorman of a bank, progressed to eventually becoming a bank director and later chose to serve his community as a mayor. Having known pain and suffering, my father was a man who believed in resilience, morality and service. My father believed so strongly in education and health that he had started building a school in his homeland and owned a clinic, which he has healthcare professionals operate. My mother loved children and saw them as treasures. She strongly believed in the power of education, worked as a high school teacher and volunteered for the Peace Corp. My mother believed in holistic care as teacher, and she translated that belief in her service to the community. She was a dynamic problem solver, advocate for harmony, and believed in loving God, loving oneself and loving one’s neighbor.