Botswana: Achieving Her Dream and Promoting Rights – Journey of a Young Woman With a Disability

Gaborone, Botswana — Raised by a single mother in the village of Rasesa, Tsaone Mosweu was born with a genetic eye disorder that would impair her vision. “At age 10, I developed cataracts and had surgery. At 12, my sight deteriorated until I lost it,” says Tsaone.

“I was an ambitious young girl and I wanted to be an obstetric gynaecologist. My dream seemed impossible, but I was determined and I finished high school. Then I completed a public health degree and I graduated at the age of 24.