'Mma Atsile' launches First Lady Girls' Summit

Friday, October 19, 2018

First Lady Neo Masisi together with UNFPA representative Mareledi Segotso with girls at the Breaking Barriers summit PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

PALAPYE: The First Lady Neo 'Mma Atsile' Masisi descended on Palapye on Tuesday with a cheerful face as she stepped into her First Lady shoes with the launch of a girls summit.

It was held under the banner #BreakingBarriers. The closed-door meeting with the girls was organised in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

About 100 schoolgirls from various secondary schools in Palapye and surrounding areas attended the event. The summit was the first of many that would be held across the country.

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