Ouma Sekokole
Motswana cancer awareness activist and fundraiser though endurance sports
Ouma Sekokole (Sterling College - Bachelor of Arts alumni) is a Botswana born and raised cancer activist, Creative Visual Artist, First and only Botswana Citizen who is a Habitat for Humanity International Fellow (HFHI) and a Public Speaker. Sekokole is also an entrepreneur, a cyclist, a marathon runner and an adventure traveler. On her quest to raise awareness about prostrate and cervical cancer, Ouma trekked Mount Everest in 2019, becoming the first and only Motswana to embark on this adventure. She also successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018.
Quotes
edit- " You need to have your ability to explore your human potential, which needs a lot of discipline, focus, positivity and removing all the negativity that is around you"
- Summiting Everest (And Africa’s Cancer Crisis) | Forbes Under 30 Africa (May 2022) by Forbes, Retrieved 27/07/2022
- "As a climber, it's not about the summit, it's about the process"
- Forbes - at the #ForbesUnder30 Summit in Botswana, Ouma Sekokole (April 2022) by Forbes, Retrieved 27/07/2022