Woman turns personal loss into empowerment summit in South Africa
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Sibongile “MomSbo” Segobola of Johannesburg, South Africa, will host the first One Woman Fearless Summit on the African continent in Ekurhuleni this Saturday.
Segobola experienced the death of her mother while pregnant in 1991, and more recently lost both her sister and brother to cancer. Instead of succumbing to grief, she chose to channel her experiences into a purpose focused on empowering other women.
The summit will gather approximately 215 women leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals to discuss courage, leadership, and overcoming challenges. Segobola envisions the event as a safe space for women to share their full stories, including hardships and grief, alongside their accomplishments. Canadian social entrepreneur Sharla Brown founded the One Woman Fearless movement in 2015, and has since held over 200 summits across several continents.
Brown selected Segobola as the movement’s first city ambassador in Africa, recognizing a shared connection through their experiences with cancer. Segobola hopes the summit will demonstrate that fearlessness isn’t about avoiding pain, but about persevering despite it, and that resilience is a lived experience, not just an ideal.
