Lebogang Maruapula
Lebogang Maruapula is a Mochudi born and raised by a single mother which influenced her to advocate for women and the girl child. She is a communication and international development devotee who co-founded the Goddess Foundation and Regional Ambassador of the Girl Rising, a movement which advocates for interests of the girl child. She also owns a digital and social media management business called EBAT.
Quotes
[edit]- I am driven by the thought of seeing myself reach the pinnacle of success.
- I am also driven daily by the belief that I was made to be a positive influence in people’s lives and make a meaningful impact in my community and globally.
- I would like to be remembered as a woman who cared about youth development and women development and who went about doing that in innovative ways.
- Go where you are needed, look for a gap that you can fill and go for it!
- I really believe the Internet is a well of wealth when it comes to opportunities- be it sponsorships, scholarships, jobs etc.
- Lebogang Maruapula Interview with Botswana Youth (October 8th, 2013) Retrieved July 30th 2022.
- I have the audacity to dream, there is nothing that I believe is impossible for me to achieve with enough patience, time, hard work and determination.
- I have been down and out and have had circumstances on every front which could have potentially broken me and made me give up. But I have a tenacious fighting spirit and have learnt not to see rejection and failure as a reflection of my abilities or as a reflection of my journey but as necessary growing pains.
- It is always when I do the things that are purpose-driven that I am happiest, most fulfilled and go the furthest. I’ve learnt to listen out for the voice of God regarding my purpose and follow that.
- I am inspired by women who work hard to make ends meet. The woman who is a street vendor while carrying a child on her back in the heat and rain, the woman who walks Kilometers to go to the farm so that her children can eat.
- Never stop investing in yourself, take that short course, take a year off and go to school, do whatever you need to do to further your dreams.
- You are your own most prized commodity so you need to place yourself as your own highest priority
- Lebogang Maruapula Interview at Mandela Washington YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative) (February 25th, 2016) Retrieved July 30th.