Sister Maria Elena Berini (born 9 December 1944) is an Italian Catholic nun, and mission worker.
She won an International Women of Courage Award in 2018.
From 1963 to 1969, she trained as a teacher.
In 1972, she went to Chad, to work in rural schools.
In 2007, her congregation sent her to the Central African Republic.[2]
In 2017, she provided refuge at her Catholic mission, when rebels attacked Bocaranga.[3][4]