SayPro Mother’s Day 2025 Speech By Keamogetswe Toka, Chief Finance Officer

Date: 11 May 2025
Occasion: SayPro Global Mother’s Day Celebration

Good day to all members of the SayPro family, our partners, our staff, and especially—to all the incredible mothers joining us today.

As SayPro’s Chief Finance Officer, I usually speak about sustainability, investment, and value creation. But today, I want to speak about a different kind of investment—the one that doesn’t appear on a balance sheet, but is felt in every heartbeat, every lesson, every sacrifice made by mothers across the world.

Mothers are the original financial managers. Long before we learn about budgets, forecasting, or value chains, we learn from women who stretch every resource, multiply limited means, and somehow still give us more than enough. A mother doesn’t only raise a child—she invests in a future, often without recognition, and always with love.

At SayPro, our 2025 Mother’s Day theme—“Empowered Women, Empower Generations”—rings especially true in the work we do. We see that when you empower a mother economically—through skills, education, entrepreneurship or employment—you are not just changing her life. You are shifting the financial trajectory of entire households and communities.

Through SayPro programmes, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing women who once felt invisible in the economy now managing budgets, running businesses, and supporting their families through what they’ve learned. And behind every success, you’ll find the quiet power of a mother’s persistence.

As a finance leader, I also know that our greatest assets aren’t always monetary. They are people. And mothers, across all sectors, are the most consistent, long-term investors in society. They build without praise. They give without expecting a return. And their return on investment? Stronger, wiser, more compassionate human beings.

To the mothers working within SayPro—you are the heartbeat of this organisation. To the mothers benefiting from our work—you are our inspiration. And to all mothers around the world—we celebrate the value you bring to every life you touch.

Let us continue to create systems that recognise unpaid care work, reward women’s economic contributions, and support mothers in their pursuit of growth and dignity.

Happy Mother’s Day 2025.
May you be richly blessed, deeply respected, and forever valued—because you are the greatest asset this world will ever know.

Thank you.