30 Mar 2026

Venting sessions are slowly gaining popularity in Botswana. The sessions usually give individuals a platform to express their bottled-up emotions, be it stress or frustrations, aiming for relief.

In Botswana, 30-year-old Thompho Gadimang is championing the idea through her organisation, Majestic Honor Foundation that deals with mental health in general.

Registered in August 2025, the foundation provides venting sessions, counseling and psychotherapy.

Majestic Honor Foundation has so far carried out venting sessions in Maun, Kasane, Francistown and Gaborone.

These sessions are an entirely a new initiative in Botswana and Africa as a whole. As such, many people are not yet aware of them,” she said in an interview.

However, she said those who had the opportunity to attend had given a positive feedback, pressing the need for more sessions.

Her handle/username known as Majestic Honor on Facebook also has an engagement of one thousand to two thousand reactions and more than five hundred comments on each post shared on a daily basis which convey the need for these sessions.

Gadimang had been strategic on how to go about her sessions, noting that that many people shied away from being labeled according to their experiences and what they were going through.

She has therefore, opted to use masks for participants to hide their face for anonymity.

“I want everyone to feel safe to express themselves without criticism, being ridiculed or judged to what society may consider as misfortunes. I came up with this concept of them being under the masks,” she said.

Even though she is currently facing financial constraints, Gadimang continues to inspire and uplift lives, turning challenges into opportunities for positive impact.

“There were moments I wanted to give up. But even in those moments, I knew if I survive this, I will make sure no other person has to suffer in silence again. Majestic Honor Foundation was born from that promise, she said.

Gadimang is an experienced moral education, guidance & counselling teacher with Diploma in Secondary Education from Molepolole College of Education. She is currently pursuing her degree in Psychology.

Drawing from her personal journey, she said Majestic Honor Foundation served as a place of refuge, healing, and transformation for many others. ENDS