Pageant empowers women in prison
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Miss Women Empowerment 2016 visited women in prison for the first time
The purpose of the interaction session was to give the contestants an opportunity to impart inspirational messages, offer moral support and appreciate the spirit of humanity.
The founder of the pageant, Letsweletse Motshidiemang highlighted that the main focus of the pageant is to motivate and uplift women and going beyond to reach women in prisons. “Women in prisons are mothers, sisters and wives. They also need love and empowerment from other women. That’s why one of our main objectives is to reach out to them,” he said.
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