02/07/2026
Capturing a Powerful Message of Fearlessness. 📸✨
"We need to make sure that we create a good platform for every single woman here to be able to go and apply for a job. Apply like a gentleman's world. You don’t have the experience? Apply anyway. Play the lotto ladies, maybe you will win." — Naseem Banu Lahri, Managing Director, Lucara Botswana.
Photographing Naseem Banu Lahri (MD, Lucara Botswana) at the New Era College Women in Engineering Gala Dinner 2025 gave me the perfect subject. Backed by Lucara Botswana as the Diamond Sponsor, the evening was a masterclass in industry leaders actively pushing for tangible gender equality. Capturing these moments behind the lens is a stark reminder of why visual and written storytelling matters—it documents the exact moment the blueprint changes for future generations.
It shows a clear shift in how leadership in Botswana is addressing the engineering gender gap—pushing young women to bypass self-doubt and claim their space.
Take a look through this carousel of images capturing the grit, grace, and key moments from a fantastic night.
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