Hope pageant ploughs back

Mpolokang (left) and Rampipi (right) are working hard towards winning the upcoming Miss Hope International pageants this coming December. PICS: MOMPANE TLHANKANE
Mpolokang (left) and Rampipi (right) are working hard towards winning the upcoming Miss Hope International pageants this coming December. PICS: MOMPANE TLHANKANE

Giving back to the community and uplifting others’ livelihoods has been Miss Hope Botswana 2019,  Opelo Mpolokang’s quest since birth and she vows she has found the right channel.

“I took the opportunity to audition so that I could use the platform to do my project called DiaBEATthis. Derived from chronic disease diabetes, the project is aimed at raising awareness on paediatric diabetes. The project deals with children living with the disease and their parents. It raises awareness on diabetes and comes up with ideas on how we can assist them,” she said n an interview with Arts and Culture.

Hope pageant is a Christian based pageant that focuses on community service. The pageantry has inspired this year’s Miss Hope and Miss Teen queens to dedicate their reign to giving back to their communities.

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