Sekgabo Seselamarumo
Sekgabo Seselamarumo is a Motswana youth advocate, HIV activist and media presenter. She is known for her work on HIV stigma reduction, adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), and youth engagement in Botswana and the Southern African region. She has been profiled as a Change Maker by the International AIDS Society (IAS), served as a youth advocate in Sentebale’s Let Youth Lead programme and co-chaired the 9th International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR & HIV in Gaborone in 2025.
Early life and education
Seselamarumo was diagnosed with HIV at the age of seven in 2003 and began antiretroviral therapy during childhood. She publicly disclosed her HIV status in March 2016 during Botswana’s Month of Youth Against AIDS campaign. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Science (General) degree from the University of Botswana.
Advocacy and career
Seselamarumo is active in youth-led HIV and SRHR advocacy. She has been a youth advocate in Sentebale’s Let Youth Lead programme and has worked to integrate mental health into HIV programming. She has presented on Radio Positive, a Botswana-based radio programme focusing on HIV education and mental health among youth.
At the Botswana Health Pitso in October 2023, Seselamarumo called for the redesign of HIV/AIDS programmes targeting young people, arguing that many initiatives fail to reflect youth culture and decision-making needs.
She has also participated in research and advocacy training, being listed among the Clinical Trial Design Academy members of AVAC, which connects community advocates with HIV research and clinical trial design.
Recognition
- Profiled as an IAS Change Maker by the International AIDS Society (IAS).
- Selected as a member of the AVAC Clinical Trial Design Academy.
- Featured in Botswana national media for her personal testimony and advocacy.
See also
- HIV/AIDS in Botswana
- Sentebale
- Youth activism