Sebabatso Tsaoane

Born in Sediba-Skema, Thaba-Nchu, in the Free State, Sebabatso Tsaoane is a young, impact-driven nurse, women's health advocate, digital influencer and businesswoman widely acclaimed for her passion and innovation in healthcare. She originally enrolled for a psychology degree before switching to nursing in 2013, a decision she describes as one she was led to by fate, after caring for her late father during his illness introduced her to midwifery.

During her studies she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a personal health journey that shaped her advocacy. Inspired by her own struggles with reproductive health, she began having open conversations about sexual and reproductive health with women around her, and has since grown into one of the leading women's health voices in South Africa.

She is the founder of Black Woman Arise Women's Health Clinic, a fully black woman-owned health facility established to improve disadvantaged women's access to quality healthcare, and of Black Woman Arise Women's Health Foundation, the non-profit organisation featured throughout this site. Her flagship initiative, the annual talk show "How I Met My Vagina," gives women from different backgrounds a platform to share their stories and affirm one another's humanity.

Tsaoane holds a Master's degree in Nursing from the University of the Free State, where she has also served as a Midwifery Lecturer and Practical Coordinator, shaping the next generation of caregivers. Her innovative outlook earned her NPO funding and mentorship from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, through which she has set up mobile clinics providing sexual reproductive health treatment, education and care in far-flung communities.

Sources: Black Woman Arise Women's Health Foundation, Mail & Guardian's Powerful Women and 200 Young South Africans profiles, LinkedIn, Good Things Guy, and Kasi Voice News.