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Botlhale Boikanyo’s full-circle moment from child poet to UN youth champion
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Sunday World
For Botlhale Boikanyo, becoming a United Nations youth champion is more than another accolade, it is a full-circle moment for the little girl who first discovered the power of her voice through poetry.
The South African poet, actress and youth advocate has been appointed the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Regional International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Youth Champion for East and Southern Africa.
Boikanyo has worked as an actress, presenter and poet while continuing to advocate for young people and the power of creative expression.
She will also champion issues including young people’s rights, dignity, bodily autonomy and their potential to shape the future.
Before she had a global platform, poetry gave Boikanyo a way to communicate ideas and emotions that mattered to her.