A GENESIS OF THOUSAND SUNRISES FROM A DYING SUNSET; OBAKENG RALEGORENG
Obakeng Ralegoreng
Guest editor Lame Pusetso
Gaborone, Botswana
Worth Noting:
- The young man told this publication that it was one of his dream come true moments as he believed that he was given a second chance to honour his dreams again.
- Upon completion of his certificate, Obakeng was offered an opportunity to progress to Diploma despite his BGCSE results, but rather progress using his certificate as he had passed with flying colours. He did not take the new opportunity lightly as he kept working hard and doing extremely well at school, which 4 years later he graduated from Limkokwing University with Bachelor of Design (Hon) in Professional Design.
- Obakeng’s journey remains inspirational to the young people who had found themselves at the edge of giving up because of lower or unqualified results.
Following the rays of the dying sun to a small town of Molepolole in Botswana, there is a gentleman holding his camera focusing his lens on the livelihoods of the villagers and beyond. Mr Obakeng ‘Medo’ Ralegoreng of Medo Photography is a 26 year old gentleman who decided to follow his passion of art by capturing the world with his lens and sharing the beauty of life with Botswana audience.
After finishing his form 5, Obakeng had many doubts of his future as he was afraid of how he would do on his exams. Obakeng recalled that his fears were confirmed the day the results were released as he did not qualify for progressing to tertiary as his points were much lower. Growing up as the only boy child, he was more worried of disappointing his family and himself.
Two years later, the government of Botswana released an initiative called TARGET 20000 which was aimed at assisting those who failed their high school into studying any practical course of their choice for a certificate level, and as luck would have had it, Obakeng successfully applied and got admitted in Limkokwing University in Gaborone to study certificate in Graphic Design.
The young man told this publication that it was one of his dream come true moments as he believed that he was given a second chance to honour his dreams again.
Upon completion of his certificate, Obakeng was offered an opportunity to progress to Diploma despite his BGCSE results, but rather progress using his certificate as he had passed with flying colours. He did not take the new opportunity lightly as he kept working hard and doing extremely well at school, which 4 years later he graduated from Limkokwing University with Bachelor of Design (Hon) in Professional Design.
Obakeng’s journey remains inspirational to the young people who had found themselves at the edge of giving up because of lower or unqualified results.
As of the present, Medo as he is well known runs a professional photography and graphic design company called Medo Photography that has found its roots in Block 6 Gaborone where he resides. He shares his studio with other upcoming photographers who also believe in his success story and vow to continue doing better things with their craft to alleviate many issues of unemployment.
He was recently nominated for the Bodiragatsi Jwame Lentswe Lame competition which was hosted by FNBB Foundation under best photographer. Obakeng believes that it is the beginning of a new sunrise for him as he continues to share his craft with the world and beyond. He appreciates the government of Botswana and Limkokwing University for an opportunity that changed his life and turned it around.
He advises the young people to never stop dreaming and keep working hard so that whenever any opportunity approaches they take it in with open arms. He appreciated this publication for sharing his story with the world and hoping for more collaboration with different media houses.
Obakeng Ralegoreng
Email: obakengralegoreng@gmail.com
Facebook: Bro Obakeng Ralegoreng
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