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Our very first #WCW hails all the way from Pretoria; her
name is Molebogeng Maswabi. I met this phenomenal young lady in my high school
years when I was 14 years old. Molebogeng had an energy about her that read “I
have people to see, places to be in and things to do”. I remember thinking dear
God how on earth can I get the same energy to make it through this stack of
homework?
A lot has changed over 10 years for this young woman but one
thing remains prevalent, her unending zest for life; and dare I say it is even
“zestier” than I recall. Molebogeng has managed to graduate with a degree in
Corporate Communication, along with that she belted an honours degree in
Communication Science and Media Studies. She also holds a certificate in
Thought Leadership from the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute.
As if any of those weren’t enough to recognise why she is
our #WCW; she went ahead and founded not one but two social development companies;
that is the Fundisa Bonke Foundation and the Women’s Empowerment Network of
South Africa (WENOSA). That should seal the deal for any doubters.
No longer is she driven by the “I have people to see, places
to be in and things to do” energy, she is motivated rather by the “I am the
change I want to see in the world” energy. She knows this and she lives by this
truth. Here she is in her own words:
RPR: What
do you love most about your life?
M: There
are quite a number of things I love about my life – I’m blessed. However, what
I love most about it is the divine purpose which it carries. It is through this
purpose that my life is lived largely to make a meaningful difference in the
life of the next person. This is also what fulfills me most.
RPR:
Do you believe in God, if so what does God mean to you?
M: I
believe in God. I would not be alive, nor be the person I am today had it not
been for God. I often find it very difficult to describe what He means to me,
because of the overwhelmingly profound role which He plays in my life. Simply
put, ‘HE IS MY LIFELINE’.
RPR: What
would you do if you weren’t afraid?
M:
I’ve always been described as someone who’s brave. On that front, there’s very
little I’m afraid of. If at all I wasn’t afraid of even the little, I’d ‘FLY’.
By that I mean, I would conquer the world in a magnificent way. I’m working on
this, every day. I dare you to ask me this question again five years from
today. I’ll be telling you a different and more noteworthy story.
RPR:
What are you most insecure about?
M:
I find it amusing how I’m most insecure about what I am usually applauded for –
and that is addressing large audiences. I’m enrolling with a public speaking
forum during the coming months, as a means to develop my confidence in this
regard, and overcoming this ridiculous insecurity.
RPR: What
do you know for sure?
M: That
I’m destined for greatness, and that by living out/demonstrating my greatness,
millions of people across the globe will develop the confidence to live out
theirs as well
RPR: Who
is your #WCW and why?
M: My
#WCW is my mother, whose strength and resilience challenges and inspires me to
confidently tackle whatever challenge I encounter. She’s certainly a women I
commend on many fronts, particularly for the distinguished, respectful and
esteemed young woman I have grown to become
RPR: What
makes you proud to be a woman?
M: My
in-built power, which enables me to create, transform and nurture.
RPR: The
one dream that scares you the most is...
M: Seeing
the Women’s Empowerment Network of South Africa, for which I am the founding
president, expand its reach into the rest of Africa, and potentially other
continents.
RPR: If
you could trade lives with any celebrity who would it be and why?
M: There’s
NO celebrity I’d trade lives with. I’m content with my life.
RPR: Are
you happy with whom you are?
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