Kaone Kamanakao
According to official statistics released in 2019, out of 664, 565 active pilots in the world, only 52, 740 were women.
It is against this male-dominated backdrop that Kaone Kamanakao has gone all out to encourage young girls to consider a career in aviation.
TOUCHING THE SKIES: Kaone Kamanakao
The impressive 31-year-old is a qualified commercial pilot.
The Motopi native plays a leading role in NGOs Girls Fly Programme in Africa and Women in Aviation International Botswana, of which she is the President.
Through these organisations, Kamanakao has been sensitizing and coaching schoolgirls on the aviation industry, even organising scholarships for successful ones.