BOTSWANA: ACHIEVING HER DREAM AND PROMOMOTING RIGHTS – JOURNEY OF A YOUNG WOMAN WITH 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..."