Vunani Botswana Women Sports Awards set for March 27
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 60 Views |
Vunani Women's Sports Awards will be held on March 27
The application process has been opened for, and will run until February 27, 2026. This year’s theme is 'Honouring women, shaping Botswana’s sporting legacy.'
“The 4th instalment of the Awards reaffirms our readiness as a country, to propel gender parity in sports. Since inception of the initiative in 2023, we have rewarded over 51female athletes, administrators and sports journalists with just under BWP500,000 in prize-money, collectively. A capacity building workshop for all winners follows immediately after the awards. This impact has been made possible by all partners and sponsors who strongly believe in gender parity as part of their mandates” Kesego Kebelaele Okie, chief executive officer at Inside BW Women Sports.
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