The MEMOS community received sad news from Botswana, Unaswi Matebu of MEMOS XXI in English has passed away.

Unaswi Matebu was an Environmental Scientist, former President of the Botswana Hockey Association, a board member of the Botswana National Olympic Committee from 2021-2025, and an IOC Safeguarding Officer. Her project during her MEMOS course in 2018 was titled: “Developing an effective marketing strategy for an emerging sport: Botswana Hockey Association”. Her passion for Sport, sustainability, and excellence within Sport was undeniable and inspirational. Beyond the titles, milestones, and accomplishments was a remarkable person whose outlook touched many lives.

Perhaps no words express that better than a quote she held especially dear:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.                          – Marianne Williamson