Molepa Leah Sebola (RWVL)
Organisation / Affiliation: Youth Action Health
Languages: English and Sepedi
Advocacy Areas
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Child rights and protection
- Gender-based violence prevention
- Digital advocacy
Molepa Leah Sebola is a youth advocate passionate about advancing the rights, health and wellbeing of adolescents and young people. Through her work, she supports young people to access information, exercise their rights and meaningfully participate in decisions that affect their lives. She is committed to creating safe and inclusive communities where young people can thrive and contribute to positive social change.
Background
Molepa is the Director of Youth Action Health and has more than four years of experience in youth advocacy, leadership and community development. Her work focuses on SRHR, HIV prevention, GBV prevention, child rights, safeguarding, stakeholder engagement and community mobilisation. She has trained SRHR advocates within educational institutions and communities, facilitated capacity building workshops and coordinated advocacy initiatives that empower young people to become active agents of change.
She is a graduate of the Child Rights and Protection Scholarship Programme, which strengthened her expertise in child rights, safeguarding and advocacy. She also holds a Higher Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of South Africa and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce in Law at the University of South Africa, where she is in her third year of study.
Areas of Expertise
- Facilitation
- Community mobilisation
- Safeguarding
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Current Projects / Work
Molepa is currently involved in youth-focused advocacy and community engagement initiatives that promote child rights, SRHR awareness, HIV prevention and youth participation. She supports educational and awareness raising activities through workshops, theatre based interventions and community dialogues.
Affiliations
- Child Rights and Protection Scholarship Programme with the International Youth Alliances for Peace
- Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa
- Capricorn Ignited LGBTI
- DoItRight Productions
Social Media / Website