Louisa Ludo mmusi: where there's a will, there's a way

Born 75 years ago in Lobatse to a builder and a housewife, Louisa Ludo Mmusi is a woman who has made her mark and contributed to the growth and development of Botswana. It was her passion for teaching and caring for children that inspired her to pursue her dream of running a primary school with a difference - an affordable English medium school that offers the same - if not better - quality of education as highly priced English medium schools.

It began with the bold step she took at the tender age of 15 when she went for teaching training at the Lesotho Teacher Training College. Away from home, one would expect youngsters to become timid, but ambition and passion drove her. It was what she would do with the skill she was acquiring that made it worthwhile. At 18, she returned home to teach at her local primary school that she herself had attended three years earlier, St Theresa Mission School in Lobatse.