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Winning Woman Series: Kgomotso Phatsima
I'm excited about our Winning Woman this week because her story is a reminder that our inner child is almost always spot on when it comes to our purpose.
Born to Fly: Captain Kgomotso Phatsima
Kgomotso Phatsima was born and raised in a small village of Ledumadumane and grew up looking after cattle and going to school barefoot. Her village which was later destroyed to accommodate airport expansion.
Winning Woman Series: Awah Francisca Mbuli
Has someone ever planned evil against you but their wrongdoing actually propelled you into your purpose? Well, Awah Francisca Mbuli was trafficked by someone she knew from childhood and found herself bound to domestic servitude and sexually abused in Kuwait.
Winning Woman Series: Jaha Dukureh
At the age of 15, Jaha Dukureh was sent away from her home country of The Gambia to New York City for an arranged marriage to a man in his 40s. It was then that she learned that she had undergone the most extreme type of FGM as a baby.
Winning Woman Series: Tegla Loroupe
Tegla set many world records and won countless races throughout her career as an athlete, but did you know that the only support she received when she decided to pursue running as a career was from her mother? Everyone else discouraged her, believing she didn't have what it took. Listen to how she defied the odds!
Winning Woman Series: Rebecca Enonchong
Rebecca Enonchong lived an incredibly privileged life in Cameroon. She had a well-known last name, thanks to her father’s accomplishments, and went to one of the most prestigious schools in the country. Well, that all came to a screeching halt when her family moved to the United States of America when Rebecca was a teen.
Winning Woman Series - Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Our winning woman this week is a woman who refused to sit back and watch the demise of her people. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was working in London when she heard of the rebel invasion in her hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Then she learned that her husband's elderly aunt had been burnt alive. Seeing images of children with amputated limbs deeply troubled Yvonne.
TWSC Winning Woman Series - Tadzi Madzima
Tadzi Madzima, founder of IGNITE Youth Organisation, was raised by a single mother who was multitasking and had a lot on her plate. Tadzi thought opening up to her mother and seeking advice and direction would be like adding more weight to the heavy burden she already had.
Winning Woman: Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is a powerhouse whose ability to expand an idea to help curb poverty in her local community into a global enterprise makes her our Winning Woman pick this week.