"The crucial thing I learned is that writing is a process and one may have to do some rewriting and countless edits to get it to the level they want."

"I was young and telling my story, baring myself."

"There are fewer chances of knowing if someone else truly accepts you."

"I had always loved writing and reading and so I decided to make a change."

"I just realised that I could make a difference through something else instead of loathing myself."

"Self-acceptance is a bittersweet remedy for many mental health issues that people face nowadays."

"Love yourself and if there is something you do not like about yourself, change it."

"If you cannot accept yourself, you live in a fog forever, trying to figure out who loves you or does not."

"Taking action tells the world every human life is worth something."

"We believe that we must refuse to let the words “never again” continue to be void of meaning because, as President Clinton stated in his 1998 address to Rwanda, “We must and we owe it to those who have died, and to those who survived who loved them, our every effort to increase our vigilance and strengthen our stand against those who commit such atrocities.”"

"This willingness to stand up and fight for what we believe in must be the hallmark of the student progressive community"

"We all know that fame is not such a simple thing to handle, but again, you have to accept what comes along your way."

"In these workshops I realised that a lot needed to be done since many did not want to get out of the shell."

"The aim is to make those in the rural areas to know that they can be anything they want to be and not be intimidated by where they come from."

"Our main aim is to teach them about confidence and to boost their self-esteem. The programme teaches them to know who they are and to believe in themselves."

"I always find solutions to problems that I have with slow pace systems in our country and society in general."

"Founders Spotlight: Tuduetso Masire (Founder, MatchAPro) (18 May 2022)"

"“Being patient and listening to your intuition helps you decide when to keep going or when to refine your strategy.”"

"I would advise young girls to build a strong relationship with their intuition and become its best friend because that is what keeps you reassured at every step of the way. Identify what your inner critic says to you and learn how to cut it out because that is usually what stops us from making moves. Don’t be afraid to fail, also don’t do mediocre work, take yourself seriously because people treat you how you treat yourself. And lastly, believe in abundance, because nothing is out of reach; God made enough for everybody, so it’s up to you to find where your bread is."

"The best advice I got was that “the best way to predict the future is to create it”."

"I have been in rooms with women brainstorming and I just think we are such powerful problem solvers who can conquer any challenge out there; so I just invite more ladies to lose the inner critic and take that leap into tech and other non-traditional female enterprises."

"More women need to take bold steps into fields that aren’t traditionally attractive to women; for example fashion, beauty, culinary arts, which are all great but within our comfort zone which is keeping us away from tapping into medicine, engineering, coding, agriculture, etc."

"I made sure to always have a respectable reference; people don’t like to talk to complete strangers therefore I advise people to network as often as possible; join clubs, go to conferences, go to business social events and really talk to as many people as possible on a regular basis so that you constantly know someone who knows someone."

"There is always someone rooting for you and trying to connect you, which has really been instrumental."

"I build innovation models just from being annoyed by waiting in line for something that I don’t believe I should be waiting for."

"I have always been someone with a wandering mind."

"When you dream of something, you just have to put your mind to it. You will come across several stumbling blocks, but you just have to keep trying until you achieve your goal. Meet Miss Botswana 2009, Rudeboy Necta, 2009."