Deliwe Makata: Founder of women inspire and Cleaners N More
Deliwe Makata, 23, is a beacon of innovation and dedication. She founded Women Inspire to reach out to girls, preparing them for the world at hand. Deliwe has helped many girls to get an education....
View ArticleGertrude Mlanga: The founder of Trashion
For most people, if they are not the city council, the probability of sweeping a market place equals none. And when they need funds, they will not consider sweeping the streets. For Gertrude Gugu...
View ArticleTawina Kumwembe: Founder of Midnight Prayer Warriors Ministry
“I had cancer, God healed me,” says Tawina Kumwembe. After a year of battling cancer of the uterus, Tawina, 41, is now a woman who is restoring hope among society’s vulnerable groups. She founded the...
View ArticleBwananyambi: Ending child marriages and sending girls to school
Takulandirani kuno kwa mfumu yayikulu Bwananyambi Kuchimake kwa azitsogoleri amene amalimbikitsa mamphunziro a ana achitsikana. Tili ndi ma By-laws amene sakulora kholo kukakamiza mwana wamkazi kusiya...
View ArticleI remained pure for nothing?
Dear BMW, I am one of your most profound followers because I believe you give the best advice so I hope you will be able to give me a solution to a problem I am having. You see BMW, I was brought up...
View ArticleMercy Kasito: Founder of Mended Hearts
When torments of loss threaten to swallow you whole, there seems to be no open door for escape. Mercy Kasito, 25, experienced agony at the loss of her best friend to cancer, Ferai, two years ago. She...
View ArticleTendai Banda: 2018 Inspirational woman of the year
For most people, achievement is defined by a great job, success, plenty of money and property. But for Tendai Banda, all she wanted from a young age in her life was to be useful. To that end, she...
View ArticleChifuniro Kamwendo: Global teacher prize nominee
“I believe education has a place in opening one’s mind and eyes to see the many opportunities available and have access to what the world offers,” says vibrant Chifuniro Kamwendo a teacher with a...
View ArticleSusan Chimbato: Pigeon pea farmer
When I got widowed in 2011, I quickly realised the need for self-reliance, begins Susan Chimbayo Chairman of the Nandolo (Pigeon pea) Farmers Association of Malawi. Having lost the bread winner in the...
View ArticleThokozile Nkhoma: Beyond the gutters, pain and loss
“I was one of the children who were born with a silver spoon. However, that pride and glory did not last; it was only lived 12 years of my life until the day he died in 1997.” “He was the breadwinner...
View ArticleTemwa Chirembo: Co-Founder of Ukani Malawi
Most people don’t realise, but they mourn their lack of achievement because they cannot tell the difference between a dream and wishful thinking. Temwa Chirembo, 22, tells a different story. She says...
View ArticleJustice Anastasia Msosa: The woman who has been it all in the Judiciary
Even if our lives are abundant with wisdom and accomplishments, character and the will to accomplish the tasks at hand are pivotal. Due diligence to perform with excellence is the life story that...
View ArticleJoyce Evercie Banda: Entrepreneurship for survival and empowerment
While most people depend on their jobs to sustain themselves, Joyce Evercie Banda decided she would follow her heart in entrepreneurship. Banda, 39, is the founder and director of Wijays Enterprises—a...
View ArticleEstelle Nuka: Lie coach, consultant, author
“My life purpose is to help others live a happy, fulfilling life and grow in their spiritual, personal and economic lives,” says Estelle Nuka, life coach and founder of EWN (Estelle Wongani Nuka)...
View ArticleEffie Somanje: The first female journalist in Malawi
Effie Liabunya-Somanje is the first woman to enter the journalism profession in Malawi in 1964. This was soon af!ter independence when most people would not dare enter an occupation that got them...
View ArticleJean Pankuku: Entreprenuer, trainer and nutritionist
“I didn’t know how other people start and run businesses. It was a struggle. At times I would really cry,” says Jean Pankuku, owner of Tehilah enterprises and value addition centre. She is a food...
View ArticleSarah Lindeire: Building an empowered young generation
“Financial literacy is key for women to thrive economically and make sound decisions for their families. “It is impossible in this century to operate at a level of excellence without sound financial...
View ArticleEleanor Banda: Tackling physical wellness and wealth creation
Eleanor Banda is the founder and executive director of Extreme Investments, a company that has arms in fitness and wellness; beauty and fashion and food catering. Eleanor also mentors and supports...
View ArticleNaomi Kilekwa: The security guard turned parliamentarian
A sure sign of success is when you don’t need a last name to introduce yourself, some say. But for 35-year-old re-elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje South East, Naomi Kilekwa, her dream...
View ArticleGender equality Act flouted—commentators
Low representation of women in politics contravenes the country’s Gender Equality Act which prescribes that one gender should take no more than 60 percent of public leadership positions. However, this...
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