Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe
Co-Chair of Maverick Collective from (2018 - 2021)
I believe that strategic investment in women and girls will ensure we address the most pressing issues that face women today. Addressing women’s issues is part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Maverick’s impact will extend toward closing gender parity gaps.
Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe is a philanthropist and businesswoman. Upon completion of her medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, and postgraduate studies in child and women’s health at Stellenbosch University, she established one of the first women’s clinics in Johannesburg.
Dr Moloi-Motsepe co-founded the Motsepe Foundation with her husband Dr Patrice Motsepe in 1999. The goal of the Motsepe Foundation is to contribute towards eradicating poverty and to sustainably improve the living conditions and standards of living of poor, unemployed and marginalised people in South Africa, Africa and the world.The Foundation is one of the largest Foundations in South Africa and on the continent, in terms of the donations allocated since its founding. Located in South Africa, the Foundation has a geographic reach across sub-Saharan Africa and has formed global networks with partners operating across various continents.