Her three passions are womxn, Africa, and the arts.
Rosie Motene is a Pan-African queer feminist, writer, activist, award-winning author, and multi-award-winning producer.
She helps individuals, organisations, and advocates for gender justice and the LGBTQIA+ community achieve systemic change and sustainable impact through strategic advocacy, coalition-building, feminist-informed leadership, and trauma-informed care.
She holds a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand and is finalizing her postgraduate studies in Drama Therapy and Psychology.
Rosie was recognized with the African Authors Award for her autobiography, Reclaiming the Soil and the book was also chosen for the Once City One Book initiative hosted by the eThekwini Municipality in Durban, South Africa. The UNESCO City of Literature runs a One City One Book campaign to promote reading and identify a South African book for the community to read, similar to the broader UNESCO Creative Cities Network initiative.
Through Letsatsi Healing Space, Rosie is a certified life coach and counselor specializing in sexual abuse, PTSD, trauma-informed care, and trauma debriefing. She is also a certified breathwork and reflective practice practitioner, offering healing to individuals and curated group sessions.
With over 30 years in the media industry, Rosie has earned multiple awards for film production and successfully led the productions, programming and acquisitions department at the Ugandan TV stations NTV and Spark TV.
Her latest film project, The Woman Who Poked the Leopard, has won several development awards and premieres this year.
She is also developing a documentary on the 1in9 Campaign, integrating two decades of experience running impact campaigns.
A revered global speaker, facilitator, moderator, and emcee, Rosie delivers powerful talks on feminist leadership, advancing gender justice and LGBTQIA+ rights, and Pan-African entrepreneurship. Drawing on personal experiences, she also speaks on interfaith and interracial adoption, summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, the long-term challenges faced by activists and feminists, and overcoming an industry ban for refusing to perform nude.
She has addressed audiences across multiple countries and worked with clients including UN Women, GBV Fund, Hlanganisa Community Fund, Vodacom, and NFVF & IDC events at Cannes Film Festival 2005.
Rosie hosts the podcast Speaking Through My World and shares her insights on Patreon, exploring topics that reflect her intertwined passions.
She founded one of Africa’s first Pan-African entertainment talent agencies, which operated across 14 countries and created lasting continental synergies for 17 years.
Rosie has been featured in Forbes, Destiny Magazine, and numerous international outlets.
Key Skills:
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Intersectional Feminism & Advocacy
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Reflective Practice & Professional Development
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Trauma-Informed Counseling & Life Coaching
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Public Speaking & Facilitation
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Documentary & Impact Producing
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Leadership & Board Governance
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Community Engagement & Empowerment
