tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68663567480473115772024-02-22T13:07:55.715-08:00Extraordinaire-Game ChangersKeatlaretse Bridget Mokolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607935597872625473noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866356748047311577.post-70814985433099935572017-06-23T04:10:00.002-07:002017-06-23T04:19:11.783-07:00Not on my watch campaign to be launched<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Youth
Towards Excellence (YTE) will be launching their “Not on my watch” fight
against Gender Based Violence campaign on Saturday. The campaign comprises of
two aims which are ‘school based interventions’ such as workshops, peer to peer
education and presentations to deal with Gender Based Violence from the roots,
and the second one is to advocate for a ‘month of youth against Gender Based
Violence’ which will see the youth leading in all activities that deal with
Gender Based Violence in order to raise a generation that will not watch as
their fellow people get violated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Youth
towards Excellence is an NGO that develop leadership skills and advocates for
women’s rights, as well as educating the community about issues affecting women
and children. The ‘Not on my Watch’ campaign manager Ms Katlego Sengadi says
this campaign is necessary because there are still some cases of Gender Based
Violence that happen in the public eye, and people tend to look the other way
or just watch without defending the victims.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“With
reference to the Gaborone Bus rank incident, there were many people at the bus
rank at the time the young lady was violated. Everybody stood there watching,
some laughing and some cursing. It was so disheartening to see that no one
protected that young lady. It makes you wonder what kind of society we have
created, where no one is protected, a society where men and women can laugh as
one of their own kind is being violated, a society where Gender Based Violence
is so “</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">normal” </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">that it can happen in
the eyes of the public and no one stops it’, she exclaims.</span></div>
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further highlights how the Bus Rank incident proves just how common Gender
Based Violence is and how much culture in a way allows for it to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“Botswana
is a society deeply rooted on patriarchal ideologies which means,
society/culture puts much emphasis on a man’s masculinity and power over his
woman. These ideologies have led to high levels of domestic violence in our
country. However, exact statistics are still hard to know because people do not
report to the relevant authorities whenever they are being abused. If you are a
woman and you leave your home because you are abused the cultural stereotype is
that, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">‘o paletswe ke lwapa, o re tlhabisa
ditlhong, batho ba tla reng?’</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">if you are a man, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">‘ga o monna tia, o bokoa”, she adds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">YTE team during a wellness session where they announced their campaign launch</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">She
says that young people need to take charge in creating a better society for
the upcoming generation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We want to create a society where people are
empowered enough to know that it is not right to show power or domination over
a woman by violating them. We also want a society where a man can come out to
say they are being violated without their masculinity being questioned.” she
says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sengadi says they want men at the forefront of the campaign
because they are highly the perpetrators of Gender Based Violence and having
them on board will help spread the massage because it is easier for men to
relate to one another. She further explains that this also for men to drop the
idea that power over women is a sign of masculinity and learn that masculinity
can still be demonstrated in respectful and healthy ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">"This is a way to engage men in a constructive and a
non-confronting way. Through this campaign we hope to engage everyone in the
society in the fight against Gender Based Violence. The only way we can win the
fight against GBV is if all leaders and stakeholders invest heavily into a
national response to GBV. Through our month of Youth Against GBV , we want to
engage youth beyond the 16 days of activism against GBV so that every single
day is a fight against GBV that will make everyday a chance to save a life”,
she highlights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sengadi advices thus, “There is nothing right about staying
in a relationship where you see your life is being threatened. GBV does not
come without warning, today it is a slap on the face, tomorrow it is a smash
against the wall and the next day your life will be lost. There are so many
places you can get help from. Talk to someone you trust. It is better to leave
an unhealthy relationship with a broken heart because with time you will heal. Death
however, is not reversible."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The
launch will start from 0830 am with a march to the bus rank, followed by an
aerobics session by Shakes Ranna of Sunday Wellness, and an address by Ame
Mokoba of The Journey Television show.</span></div>
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Ms Chaikhwa Lobatse- A Game Changer is someone who leads change. </div>
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Ms Chaikhwa Lobatse during one of their support Group talks</div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Chaikhwa
Nani Lobatse’s life changed four years ago when she was diagnosed with cancer,
years later after chemo therapy and her leg being amputated she has now
survived what she defines as her biggest challenge. The 25 years old Nurse and 2016
Mandela Washington fellow, describes herself as a cancer and disability
activist.Inspired by her own survival story, Ms Lobatse and her colleagues
found it fit to start a cancer support group in Serowe with the mandate of
supporting cancer patients and their caregivers and raising awareness on cancer
so that people in her community can get early detection of cancer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">When
she was diagnosed with cancer, Lobatse says she was in shock, but eventually
she accepted the news, more especially because of the support she got from
family, her colleagues and friends. This change brought about a lot of
positivity in her life one of them being able to help those that have been
diagnosed with cancer through their cancer support group. She says their
biggest achievement as a cancer support group is when they had a cancer
commemoration day which invited cancer survivors who shared their survival testimonies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“It
was quite an emotional event, and yet inspiring”, she highlights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lobatse
is one of the outstanding young people who received a youth award this year for
best youth promoting health and Well Being, and she has also been chosen for
the 2017 Queen’s Young Leaders Award which she will receive in the United
Kingdom.There is no doubt this young lady is a community builder, and she
confesses that she is inspired by women who progress in life, has vision and
have dedicated their lives to being Game Changers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“Such
women inspire me a lot, they motivate me to do more’’, she explains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lobatse
underlines how she faces a lot of challenges in her life but she does not let
them get her down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“I
see challenges as a stepping stone to greater things. That is how I am able to
overcome challenges because I do not see them as negative things trying to pull
me done”, she proudly pronounces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lobatse
says their aim as a cancer support group is to raise cancer awareness in Serowe
and surrounding areas, but because of financial challenges that they face they
cannot cover the surrounding areas, but that does not stop them from fulfilling
their mission since they always make donations themselves to sponsor their
events.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">She
further highlights that since her cancer diagnosis, she has had more
opportunities in her life than before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“It
was a very big challenge for me, but it opened a lot of doors for me”, she says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Chaikhwa
utters that the Ministry of Health is really trying a lot to raise awareness on
cancer as the Ministry’s priority is tackling the most common cancers in
Botswana which are breast cancer and cervical cancer, but as individuals we
need to do more to help in this fight.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“I
urge Batswana to get informed about cancer, and not see cancer as a death
sentence. Let Non- Government Organizations, individuals collaborate and raise
awareness on cancer, and for Organizations to sponsor campaigns that are cancer
related”, she suggests.</span></div>
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bucket list</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*To
get married and have my own family</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Get
a Masters Degree in Oncology Nursing by 30years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Own
a nursing home and establish an organization that empowers the girl child and
people living with disabilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Three
People who inspire Chaikhwa</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*My
mother-She is a strong woman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Dorcus Makgato-
She is a hard worker, and always manages to turn the negative into a positive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Everyone
who balances family with work-These people know that family needs them more
than their daily jobs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Chaikh<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>wa’s best childhood memory</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">*When
I passed my PSLE with an A and my late brother gave me P50.00 and a goat.</span></div>
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Ms Makgarebe Boipelo Nthoiwa donating sanitary towels</div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ms Makgarebe Boipelo Nthoiwa describes
herself as a purpose driven woman, a humanitarian at heart, a catalyst for
development and a change agent. This is proved to be true, not only because of
her words but her humanitarian deeds that she has portrayed by helping orphans
and vulnerable children through projects such as Miss Bright Future beauty
pageant, Thusa ngwana wa mosetsana and metako.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Metako</span></b><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> project is an early childhood program which targets kids
aged two and half to five years. It basically targets those kids who come from
disadvantaged backgrounds as their parents cannot manage to enrol them for day
care centres due to financial challenges.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">
Operation Thusa Ngwana wa Mosetsana</span></b><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> is a sanitary towel campaign for a girl
child. This was started to uplift and empower young women and offer a dignified
solution to managing their menstrual cycle followed by provision of sanitary
towels. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ms Makgarebe Nthoiwa is a young woman who
has dedicated her life to helping those less fortunate and says the Miss Bright
Future pageant, targets orphans and vulnerable children.</span></span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“I am passionate about social development
issues affecting youth, especially the girl child, which I strongly believe
form a critical role of my calling assignments. I help these young girls to
fulfil their hidden talents and dreams through organising camps, motivational
events and offer career guidance for them.” she enthusiastically translates.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ms Nthoiwa utters that after realising that
orphans and vulnerable children always lack self-confidence due to the
challenges they face on their daily lives, she established Miss Bright Future
pageant in order to help them boost their confidence.</span></span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">She further states that “The theme for this
year’s pageant is YES I CAN, meaning that despite challenges they face,the sky is the limit, and that Yes their Future is
Bright as long as they work hard to achieve their dreams and not let their
challenges dim their dreams.”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">She is not prone to challenges as she
outlines that not having enough resources is the biggest challenge she faces.
She further explains that sometimes she gets invitations from different
schools, more especially concerning Operation thusa ngwana wa mosetsana.</span></span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“It hurts to turn these invitations down
due to financial constraints. One of the challenges is lacking enough sanitary
towels donations to give out to the girls. I rely most on donations to assist
our girls.” she adds.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">She says that as much as they are
challenges, what inspires her to go on is the fact that every day she does
something that puts a smile on someone’s life and changes children’s lives.</span></span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“One of my defining moment was a time when
our Queen from Miss Bright Future 2016 said YES to her future by being the best
overall student in her school, and one student from Metako project became the
best student in grade one. I am talking about a child who has never enrolled
for preschool but just a simple ordinary Metako project”, she vividly states.</span></span></div>
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needs to be done in raising awareness on issues of sexual abuse, and they
should be formation of circle support groups. She further underlines that there
should also be provision of free sanitary towels in schools for every girl
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“No candle loses its light while lighting another candle. So never stop sharing
and helping others because it makes your life more meaningful. You will always
face challenges on your road. When you get criticized, do not get upset. Always
remember that no stones are thrown on a fruitless tree. It certainly is that
you have fruits that attract attention.”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Name three things that people do not know about Boipelo...</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Afraid of Heights</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Cry easily</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*I love dancing, bring any type of dance I will show you better</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Own a Foundation that basically addresses issues faced by orphans
and vulnerable children</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Open an academy which is specifically aimed at unleashing talents
of youth ( performing arts school)</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Continue bringing light to other people </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*My mother</span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Professor Sheila Tlou </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*All people who never stop making a difference towards those who
cannot do anything forthem in return.</span></span><br />
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Natasha Siku<br />
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Ms Natasha Siku is one of the young people that have set a mark for themselves, and has proved beyond reasonable doubt that there is no dream too high for reach. Defining herself as ‘a dreamer’ and a ‘go getter’ goes to show that this young lady does not only dream big, but puts in the work to reach her dreams.</div>
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Ms Natasha Siku is the owner of the brand ‘Natasha Siku-From Botswana to the world’ and founder of Opportunities without Boarders, a Non-Government organization that creates awareness, and bridges the gap on opportunities available in other countries. She says what provoked her to start such an organization was when she witnessed a lot of people struggling to pursue their dreams because of lack of resources, and recalls also facing the same challenges when she tried to pursue her dreams. </div>
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“It hurts me that people’s dreams are within reach but they have no access to them. Natasha Siku to the world was inspired by the fact that we have limited ourselves so much as Batswana because we think that someone else can do a better job than us. I challenged myself to prove that notion wrong, so I am going out to the world to show that we are capable and are as good as everyone else.” she adds.</div>
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The tenacious Natasha states that through her organization they have managed to build a network between the United States and Botswana, and also help four successful tennis players get scholarships to play in American colleges. Ms Siku reveals that the community is in need of their services, but they have a challenge because they only operate online and are not able to help as much people as they want. She adds that if only they had a structure in Botswana, then they could have a huge impact, for now they try to help as much as they can. Her future plans is to continue making a difference in her community by inspiring over a million people and have her organization financially sponsor talent.<br />
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Her background was not all simple, but that didn’t stop her to dream, in fact it brought about the tenacity in her to conquer the world. She confesses that when she was growing up she was bothered with the way people from her community were comfortable with living an average life, no one dared to dream big and do great exploits as they only looked out to get jobs and depend on government schemes.<br />
“I didn't come from a rich family so of course finances were the biggest challenge but that had no bearing on where I wanted to go. I realized that this is not the reality that I want and I will not settle for it, that is why I took it upon myself to make the change and pursue something that was completely out of everyone’s comfort zone and comprehension.” she states <br />
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She alludes that if she was to be president she’d give people a fair opportunity to own businesses so that there is diversity instead of tying everyone down to their only business hope being by the government thus erasing the entitlement mentality as it has badly affected the nation.<br />
“Instead of giving grants, I would advocate for these businesses to help create jobs and encourage independence. For me that is empowerment, empowerment is not hand outs. Once these jobs are there, I would want people from as early as 16 years old to start working.” she vividly pronounces.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">“Every day is an achievement because we get to change someone’s life, achievements are not the big things that have been done but rather the gradual small differences we make in other people’s lives. Every day, someone’s fire to dream is ignited and they strive to improve themselves. The biggest achievement is hearing someone say that we have changed their lives and inspired them to be better, dream bigger and pursue their dreams”, she vivaciously states.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">She says what keeps her going is planning ahead, yet taking each day as it comes and not forgetting why she started her organization. She advices thus “You are you and there is no one like you. Go after everything you want and don't come back until you have it. People will always think they know what is best for you but you are the only one who knows what you want. Never ignore that feeling, though scary, pursue it. It will be worth every pain. Do you and focus on getting better every single day.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Three things people do not know about Natasha</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">*My father is Angolan (deceased)</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">*I hate walking barefoot (I used that strong word to emphasize how much I dislike it)</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">*I am a natural athlete, give me any sport and I will excel in it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">*To live my best life every single day! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">*My mother- for being my mother who did everything she could for me. There is nothing that keeps me going than knowing that I want to give her what she wants and deserves.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">*Aron Anderson -is a man from Sweden who overcame different types of cancer and lost his leg mobility but continued to do what normal people cannot do. He is just an amazing man and if he didn't let cancer and a wheelchair stop him, what can stop me?</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">*The last is people in general- We are always looking for successful and rich people to inspire us when we have stories right in front of us. The people I meet and interact with everyday inspire me simply because everyone has something unique to offer and there is always something to learn.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Being with family, It is hard being so far away from them and I have come to truly appreciate them and the role they have played in my life but other than that, I miss my primary school and junior school days (some of the best days of my life) as well as playing tennis in Notwane and just being a kid on my street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">It
is rare to see young ladies preaching the message of abstinence, let alone be
practicing it. In an era where it has become a norm for girls and ladies to
trade their bodies for gifts, money and men’s affection, one ought to commend
the ones that are still keeping the old fashioned tradition of waiting until
marriage to have sex. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Miss
Carole Ngisi dares to be different. A dedicated and self determined young lady,
is the founder of EMA girls Association-an organization that preaches the
message of abstinence and empowering young girls to use their God-given talents
to reach their utmost potential.EMA is a setswana word which has two meanings, ‘stand
up’ and ‘wait’. With so much glitter in her eyes, Carole utters that “Its time
young girls stand up and take responsibility of their lives, and also wait
until marriage to be sexual active.”</span></div>
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brought about the initiative of establishing such an association was when she
heard the alarming pregnancy rate in schools, she says she had to do something
since she herself managed to preserve herself until now, what more of young
girls?“I thought maybe it would take someone like me to form a movement that
inspires young girls not only to abstain, but to be the best version of
themselves”, highlights the vivacious Carole.</span><br />
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says they have had quite a number of school visitations preaching about
abstinence, in February they had a session in which 747 girls attended, and
have hosted three successful events with ladies aged 19 years and above, and
the feedback was quite touching."</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I
can’t assure you that all of them were changed but I am sure that a huge
percentage of them were changed, and that is an achievement”, she boasts.</span><br />
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says as an association one of their biggest achievement was presenting, and
being one of the hopefuls for the ‘Best Project Practice’ award at the Gender
Links SADC protocol at work summit. She explains that it was a great
opportunity and achievement even though they didn’t get the award. </span></div>
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are challenges that comes with trying to make a change in your community, and
with EMA girls Miss Ngisi states that there has been a lot of positive feedback
about their association, people appreciate what they are doing, but they still
have not gotten the exposure they need, particularly from the relevant
stakeholders such as the Ministry of Basic Education.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“We
have a lot of invitations from schools facing high rates of school drop outs
all over Botswana and it saddens us to have to postpone or turn these
invitations down due to financial constraints. At the moment we fund our school
visitations through monthly subscriptions, but the truth of the matter is every
day as we fold our arms waiting for a response from potential funders, a young
girl engages in sexual intercourse or falls pregnant. We once visited a school,
and the school assigned a council car to transport us back, if that could be a
formal arrangement we would be able to have more sessions.”, she suggests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“As
an individual my biggest challenge was having quite a number of siblings at a
young age. I had them looking up to me and expecting me to be a role model when
I myself needed one. Today I am a big sister to many young girls all over Botswana
whom we have had sessions with and had it not been for the responsibility I had
at a tender age I wouldn’t know how to care for, love and live for the sake of
others. I have dedicated my life to bettering lives of young girls and all that
is because of the events of my childhood."</span></div>
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this tenacious young lady is not changing many girls’ lives, she is busy pursuing
her talent and passion for pageantry. She enthusiastically highlights how she
has always loved pageants since she was a child, as she would join community
pageants in her home village. Last year she joined Miss Botswana, and says the
journey was quite exciting and is thankful for the experience. She believes
there is a lot that needs to change, as Botswana pageantry has lost meaning as
it is no longer about raising confidence in young girls and letting them use
their beauty, brains and hands to make an impact in their community. “Sadly
pageants are slowly becoming money making schemes and just mere routine, and
until we go back to the roots of why pageantry was formed we would not
find placement in international pageants, she sadly states. </span></div>
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advice to the youth is “You have the inspiration and it is in your heart. Go
for it, you can never have enough resources or be old enough, but you can be
courageous enough to be or do whatever you wish to do, so don’t give it
anything less than your best.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">I
am</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> a first born child</span><br />
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love dancing, but I am horrible at it</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*I
don’t watch horror movies</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Carole’s
bucket list</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">Get
another qualification</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*Grow
and expand my business</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*Publish
a book</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Three
people who inspire Carole</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">My</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">
mom-she is a fighter</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*The
Franklins (writers of ‘the wait’)-They waited until marriage to have sex. That
is inspiring and shows that it is possible</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*Myself-I
work so hard, I am positive and driven. It inspires me that sometimes I just
want to do things that are building and life changing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Carole’s
best childhood memory</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">*One
prize giving ceremony I got awards for eight subjects out of nine. It was great seeing
my mother and grandmother so proud.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Keatlaretse Bridget Mokolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08607935597872625473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866356748047311577.post-39465144898232779552017-02-10T04:41:00.000-08:002017-06-23T06:07:08.797-07:00A pearl of her generation-The Agric Maniac<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-ZA"><b>Ms Pearl Ranna-</b> A
Game Changer is someone who does what people think is impossible by paving a
way for development in their respected field and leading people to where they
ought to be. You have to be different in a way that people feel your presence
even when you are not there. To leave a mark and never be forgotten for the
change you brought to life and the people you have been able to help by
re-writing the rules, the way God wants you to. A game-changer is wired
differently.</span><span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"> </span>Pearl Ranna</div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Pearl
Ranna does not fit the typical farmer look, but it seems she does not follow
the rules that society has set. As a young person, and a woman she has surely
broken the rules as she is the Director of Unitech Farming, and currently
working on a Community development initiatives both national and global as
their social entrepreneurship objectives.
Only 24 years old, yet she has established her name in the Agriculture
sector, as she is known for organizing the first ever Women in Farming Expo
last year. Pearl is such a determined young lady, and a treasure in the
development of our country through Agriculture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">The
Unitech Farming Director confesses that she actually hated farming at first,
but her mother introduced her to farming and urged her to do more research and
she was quite enthralled with what she found out, and that is how it all
started. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Currently
studying her Masters of Science in Agriculture and Rural Development , she believes that
with the knowledge she is acquiring, she will bring back a different
perspective on how the Agricultural industry can be made more sustainable, and
Botswana more food secure in order to address the issue of poverty and hunger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"> “There is so much that needs to be done with
adopting farming systems and techniques that are safe for our environment while
adapting to Climate Change and being efficient with the resources that we use
on a day to day basis. But it all begins with involving all the necessary
stakeholders beginning with farmers and building our way up to sustainable
agricultural development and increasing food production.”, she translates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"> Pearl Ranna is anything but average, but she
says that was not always the case as she used to believe she was not smart since
she was a slow learner. Even thou she put more effort in her studies, her
grades were not pleasing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"> “All my friends and relatives did better than
me and it made me feel like I did not belong in the field of academics hence
why I resulted into Sports. But luckily I did well in High school enough to
proceed to tertiary, and that is where I fell in love with Business Entrepreneurship
since I grew up in an entrepreneurial family. The love I had rebuilt my
confidence and I felt a sense of belonging as I now knew I wanted to be a
business woman when I completed my studies. “, she gloats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">With
the potential to become anything, Pearl Ranna says if she was to be president
she would invest more in the Agriculture sector especially Research and
Development, Improve and enlarge the Manufacturing Industry and Introduce more
sustainable and lucrative international export markets for Local products and
services. This resilient young lady </span><span lang="EN-ZA">considers
that Agricultural Investment is really
lacking in the Agricultural Industry, and further stresses that Investing in
Agriculture can result in the quality of agricultural resource improvement
because some activities become less labour-intensive thus improving the quality
and quantity of production. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">“Another
benefit is supplying raw materials for manufacturing and processing can improve
other sectors and improve the economy. It’s important to note that without agricultural
investment, people will continue to suffer from hunger in rural areas, and this
is also necessary to improve the livelihoods of Batswana. Agriculture is a
sector that does not only involve farming but there is a whole long value chain
that benefits from the primary sector activities and without them, our markets will
continue to fail and external costs and factors will also rise and have a
negative impact on things such as food prices, farm lands being neglected,
farmers getting into more debt and an increase in our current food import bill”,
she states.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Ranna
further states that learning something new every day feeds her soul with
inspiration to do something, and in the
next five years, she is determined to have obtained a PhD Degree, and be a female
Leader for both Youth and Women, in the Farming Sector. She advises that “to be great does not come
as easy as having an idea, but you need to get up and do it or else someone
else will do it before you.”<span style="color: #00b050;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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things that people do not know about Pearl...</span><span style="color: #00b050;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*Even though people know I am a black belt, I
hate fighting.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*I have a fear of watching animals being
slaughtered</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*I don’t eat Pork, Goat and Sheep </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">Pearl’s bucket
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*To
get a placement in the World Food Program or United Nations Environmental
Program in a country experiencing extreme poverty and hunger</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*To
enrol for a PhD study</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*To
buy a Holiday house in Greece</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">Three people who
inspire Pearl</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="color: black;">*</span><span style="color: black;">The late Evelyn Nguleka – she was the Zambian National
Farmers Union President and the World Food Organization President. I love the
fact that she is a Woman who had great leadership skills in the Farming
industry and did an outstanding job both on a National and International level,
and at the same time being a farmer and Business Woman. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*My
Mother – She has grown to be my best friend, my mentor and I have learnt a lot
from her especially being confident and believing in myself even when no one
else did, she has stood by me in every situation of life, and when it was time
for me to become a strong independent woman, she stood by me and let me do
everything she has taught me all my life. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*My
Father – When I was young I saw my dad leave his job and start his own
business, of ‘course it was not easy but his passion and determination to do
great and achieve his goals taught me a lot in life about not giving up in your
dreams and having faith even when everyone doesn’t support your decision or
believe in you. I continue to look up to him because he constantly reminds me
of how strong, precious and rare I am just like my name ‘’Pearl’’ and this
alone gives me enough courage to turn all my dreams into reality. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="color: black;">Best childhood memory</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">*Singing
and dancing for my late Grandmother</span></div>
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Game changer means having the freedom of thought, being true to yourself and
actually doing more than you talk. It means being able to walk into doors that
you never thought you can and leaving the door open so that the masses can see
how it is done and how they can do even better.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">Today on our Game Changers, we meet our
extraordinaire young woman, who is prove that determination and hard work are
key to achieving your dreams, all this coupled with a spirit of volunteerism.
Growing up having body image issues, Unami has sure blossomed into a confident inspirational
young woman</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> that</span><span lang="EN-ZA"> a lot of young people can learn from.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">Unami Moatswi is a </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">C</span><span lang="EN-ZA">hevening scholar and a
Mandela Washington fellow, you can just tell from this two prestigious awards
that she is a force to recon with, because it is not just anyone that can
receive these two awards. Ms Unami describes herself as a feminist, and her
mission in life is to be an example to younger women and show them that “you
can be whoever you want to be and still have a conscious.” One thing that </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">is </span><span lang="EN-ZA">fascinat</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ing</span><span lang="EN-ZA"> about this young
lady is that she believes and is ambitious enough to have dreams beyond the
sky.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">Let’s look at how it all began for this
young mother, Unami says growing up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>without her father around</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-ZA">was tough and </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">she </span><span lang="EN-ZA">struggled with body image issues and
sometimes her peers made her feel uncomfortable in her own skin. Looking back,
Unami says “now I see how ridiculous that was” and she encourages parents to
get to know their kids, and tell them they are good enough.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">This young lady didn’t let her
circumstances define her and has made a mark for herself by helping others by volunteering.
She is a co-founder of young 1ove, a grassroots organisation scaling randomised
control trial programs, and she has worked there as a partnership manager. She
reveals that at young 1ove they have worked in public schools to scale an
anti-intergenerational relationship project. Her role at this organisation
required her to establish, and manage partnerships with relevant ministries.</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She </span><span lang="EN-ZA">states that she draws </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ins</span><span lang="EN-ZA">piration from a lot of people, her son being at the top of the list.
“My son is a source of everything I do because of the legacy I want to leave
behind. I am inspired by the thousands of women that have worked hard to get us
to where we are and they are never acknowledged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am inspired by women cleaners that show up
daily before 6am to tidy office and school buildings and never complain and yet
we complain about everything. ”Dr King said, ‘</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Not everybody can be famous but everybody can
be great, because greatness is determined by service’, so I encourage everyone
to continue being themselves and giving their time and everything will fall
into place.” </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">She </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">goes on to </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">state</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> that</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> her
outstanding achievement </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">is </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">being able to be a breadwinner for
her family and son, whilst pursuing her </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">M</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">aster’s </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">D</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">egree in a foreign land. “It is not easy, but hey it’s been 11 months
now and here I am, still going.” <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">She reveals that one of her most defining
moment was when she quit her job to further her studies. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“This meant leaving a salary that supported
my family, leaving my 2 year old and hopping on a plane to London, London! A
mega city far away from home, far from my comfort zone. It was a risk, but I
opened my eyes and took it and it has paid off.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Unami </span><span lang="EN-ZA">is currently an intern at Mother2mothers London office, which is an
unpaid role that requires her to support the European Communications and
Partnership Manager with company research. She also volunteers on numerous
organisations, which include Royal Commonwealth Society as an associate, Queen’s
young leaders as an advisory mentor, a role she has had for 2 years. Unami
describes her experience in London as phenomenal.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">“I have no regrets, this fall under my best
decision in life. I have met so many people, learnt new cuisines and travelled.
It has been amazing and a good time to grow personally and professionally”</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">,</span><span lang="EN-ZA"> she says</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She also</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> believes that change is something we all hope to do but it is not
easy because it requires willingness to change, change of perception, and
change of systems. She believes a person can only do what they can and together
we can do much more. <o:p></o:p>“If I were to be president, I would
legislate a 50% of parliament, parastatals boards with the available and
capable women, raise the minimum wage, legislate profiling of sexual offenders,
reduce the retirement age to 55 and sign the SADC gender protocol.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA">We haven’t </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">heard the last of Unami, as she
has a few things up her sleeve in order to achieve her life’s mission of
inspiring young women.</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">“There’s a project on the pipeline that people
should look forward to. I am working with an all women team to promote women in
political leadership and safe spaces for women to thrive</span><span style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">,</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">”</span><span style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> she says.</span><span lang="EN-ZA"></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">“The book of Proverbs 16:3 says commit to
the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. So I have trusted
the lord with my plans, and I want to keep it that way but all I can say is
that God is not done with me yet</span><span style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">,</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">”</span><span style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> she concludes.</span><span style="color: black;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">(</span><span style="color: black;">What she says</span><span style="color: black;">)</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">*</span><span style="color: black;">I am not Kalanga</span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">* </span><span style="color: black;">I am an introvert</span></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">Unami’s bucket list</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;"> (</span><span style="color: black;">what she says</span><span style="color: black;">)</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">* </span><span style="color: black;">I want to skydive</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">* </span><span style="color: black;">I wish to travel
Far East (Beijing, Kuwait)</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">*</span><span style="color: black;">I want to own a
house(s)</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">* </span><span style="color: black;">I want to meet
Angela Merkel and Thuli Madonsela.</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">People who inspire
Unami</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">(what she says) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">*</span><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Thuli Madonsela</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">* </span><span style="color: black;">Kgomotso Motlotle</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">*</span><span style="color: black;">Joy Phumaphi</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">“They represent all things we can aspire;
strength, integrity and bold leadership. I admire their continuance to lead
from a place of truth.“</span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: black;">Unami’s best childhood
memory </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">(</span><span style="color: black;">what she says</span><span style="color: black;">) </span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">“I think it has to be one time when we were
living in Dukwi refugee camp and so my aunt cooked dumplings, we had lunch and
my cousins did not finish theirs and we decided to throw them away. My aunt
went to the trash can, picked the dumplings and washed them, we had those for
dinner (lol). A valuable lesson there we learnt that day.”</span></span></div>
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