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Speaker Profile and Speaking Topics

Speaker Profile and Speaking Topics
An entrepreneur, activist, politician and a philanthropist, Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda became president is Former President of the Republic of Malawi having ruled Malawi from 2012 -2014. She is Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second. Before becoming President of Malawi, Dr. President Dr. Dr. Staying fast to her humanitarian convictions, President Banda sold the multi-million dollar presidential jet and donated 30% of her salary to Malawi Council for the handicapped (MACOHA), an organization for people with disabilities during her two year of presidency. A recipient of more than 15 international accolades including “Hunger Project Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger” shared with President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique in 1997, President Banda is a strong advocate for women and girls’ emancipation and empowerment and a prominent civil rights campaigner. On the international scene, President Dr.

About Us - Joyce Banda Foundation - "Putting Money In The Pockets of the Poor" Our Founder Her Excellency, Dr Joyce Banda An entrepreneur, activist, politician, and philanthropist, Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda was also the President of the Republic of Malawi (2012-2014). She was Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second. Voted as Africa's most powerful woman by Forbes Magazine for two years running and voted as one of the most powerful women in the world, Her Excellency Dr. Before becoming President of Malawi, Dr. A recipient of more than 15 international accolades including the “Hunger Project Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger” shared with President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique in 1997, President Banda is a strong advocate for women and girls’ emancipation and empowerment and a prominent civil rights campaigner. On the international scene, President Dr. President Banda sits on a number international organization bodies. Meet Our Staff FounderJoyce Banda Managing DirectorMrs Edith Akridge Special ProjectsElizabeth Joy Walt

Dr. Joyce Banda joyce banda on News24 Africa's biggest news stories in 2014 In 2014 Africa saw the Ebola outbreak, a number of presidential elections, and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe sacked his vice president. See our review of the continent's biggest news events. Arson possible in ballot box fire, Malawi says Malawi's electoral commission says arson can’t be ruled out in a warehouse fire that destroyed ballot boxes containing votes from a disputed election just days after a court ordered a recount. Malawi leader pardons 403 prisoners Malawi's new President Peter Mutharika has pardoned 403 prisoners ahead of celebrations to mark 50 years since the country gained independence from Britain. Malawi's president completes cabinet Malawi's president Peter Mutharika has completed naming his 20-member cabinet, bringing in a prominent opposition leader more than a month after chaotic elections that brought him to office. Malawi's new president sworn in, urges unity First conviction in Malawi's 'Cashgate' scandal Malawi seeks economic freedom

Africa at LSE – Interview: Malawi’s former President Dr Joyce Banda on life in politics Dr Joyce Banda is the first woman to become President of Malawi and the second female leader in Africa . In October 2014, she joined the Above the Parapet program in LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs as a Fellow. Africa at LSE spoke to her during her visit to LSE. What motivated you to pursue a career in politics? After 20 years of working in development and as a women’s and human rights activist, I was thinking of retiring at the age of 54. What was your first breakthrough and how did you achieve it? Spending years working at the grassroots level in microfinance, orphan care and other things meant that by the time I decided to run for office, I had a big enough following to win easily. What has been the biggest obstacle in your path to the highest level of politics? In Malawi, our founding fathers gave politics the Chichewa name “ndale”. I had been a human rights activist, I had run NGOs in Malawi as do many other people, and we formed networks and supported one another.

Joyce Banda scoffs at Mutharika’s murder accusations: Political vandetta Former president Joyce Banda, who returns to Malawi this month after being outside the country since she lost the May 20 2014 elections, has said Peter Mutharika’s administration are plotting against her citing the attempt to implicate her in an alleged assassination plot and the Cashgate scandal. Joyce Banda…facing political witchhunt Banda said there is a political vendetta against her with the Mutharika government trumping up charges one after another preparing her persecution when she returns home. Assassination claims In an interview published by UK’s The Guardian newspaper, Banda cited the allegations that she ordered the assassination of Peter Mutharika when he was suspected of plotting a coup to prevent her from taking power when his brother late Bingu wa Mutharika had died of cardiac arrest in April 2012. “It came from his mouth that the former president sent doctors to come and inject him the day he was kept at the police [station]. Cashgate and K92bn inaction

Joyce Banda: Malawi's first female president Joyce Banda, who has made history becoming Malawi's first female president and only the second woman to lead a country in Africa, has a track record of fighting for women's rights. She took power over the weekend following the death of 78-year-old President Bingu wa Mutharika, who died in office after heading up the southern Africa country since 2004. Mr Mutharika's decision to appoint her as his running mate for the 2009 elections surprised many in Malawi's mainly conservative, male-dominated society - which had never before had a female vice-president. Equally surprising was her decision to publicly stand up to her boss - by refusing to endorse his plans for his brother, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mutharika, to succeed him as president in 2014 when he was due to retire. She was promptly thrown out of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party - and subjected to daily doses of derision at public rallies and on Malawi's state airwaves. Charity work Sackings

Joyce Banda An educator and grassroots women's rights activist, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and Vice-President of Malawi from May 2009 to April 2012.[2] Banda took office as president following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She was Malawi's fourth president[3] and its first female president. She was a member of parliament and Minister for Gender, Children's Affairs and Community Services. In 2014, Forbes named President Banda as the 40th most powerful woman in the world and the most powerful woman in Africa.[5] Personal and family life[edit] Joyce Hilda Ntila[6] was born on 12 April 1950 in Malemia, a village in the Zomba District of Nyasaland (now Malawi).[7][8] Her father was an accomplished and popular police brass band musician. She married Roy Kachale with whom she had three children. Political life[edit] Public offices (1999–2009)[edit] In 2004, she was re-elected as a member of Muluzi's Party. Vice-President (2009–2012)[edit] Factions in DPP[edit]

Joyce Banda A document titled ‘JB Project’ which Malawi Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa cited to call upon President Peter Mutharika to commission a special inquiry over the death... Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda has said the serious challenges women face, especially in the developing countries, include being caught up in the vicious cycle of poverty resulting from lack o... Former president Joyce Banda, who returns to Malawi this month after being outside the country since she lost the May 20 2014 elections, has said Peter Mutharika’s administration are plotting against... Malawi’s Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture, Kondwani Nankhumwa has asked President Peter Mutharika to commission special investigation over the death of his elder brother, the former presi... Former Malawi president Joyce Banda discusses her eight-month absence from the country in an exclusive interview with Mail&Guardian of South Africa.

Malawi President Joyce Banda: When Madonna met her match - Profiles - People - The Independent It was a spectacular victory for the first ever female leader in southern Africa, and only the continent's second after Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. The late Bingu's inner circle was desperate to install Peter Mutharika, the former president's brother; but Banda, who formed the People's Party in 2011, swept to power with a clear mandate. Many African ruling parties have a culture steeped in patriarchy and sexism, and view women as largely supportive props to their political husbands. When Bingu appointed Banda as his vice-president, he envisaged a largely ceremonial post, not unlike Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe's appointment of Joice Mujuru as his deputy. But Bingu and his cronies did not reckon on the steeliness of a woman with bigger ideas. Nor were they alone. According to the statement from Banda's office, Madonna is "a musician who desperately thinks she must generate recognition by bullying state officials instead of playing decent music on the stage". Banda was furious again.

Malawi’s New Leader: Joyce Banda Becomes Second Woman President in Africa AFP/Getty Images/Newscom The continent of Africa now has a second woman holding the top leadership role in her country. Joyce Banda was sworn in Saturday as the new president of the southern African nation of Malawi. The peaceful transition of power is a great relief in Malawi where a political crisis seems to have been averted after the sudden death Thursday of President Bingu wa Mutharika. For many Malawians who blamed Mutharika for the current economic crisis, it is also a moment of great hope for change. Early Saturday, when she was still vice president, Banda appeared at a news conference flanked by army, police, and fellow government leaders. According to Malawi media, she did not directly answer the question of whether she would assume the presidency, but she did say, "The constitution is prevailing." Indeed, hours later she took the official oath of office at the National Assembly in the capital of Lilongwe, despite objections from some government ministers.

JB at high-level ‘Global Conference’ in Argentina Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda has said the serious challenges women face, especially in the developing countries, include being caught up in the vicious cycle of poverty resulting from lack of income, education, poor health, maternal mortality and HIV/aids, among others. Helen Clark and JB during the panel discussion Helen Clark, JB and other panelists JB and fellow panelists in Argentina Banda made the remarks during a high-level interactive panel ‘armchair discussion’ in Buenos Aires Argentina from May 6 to 8, 2015. Other panelists included Rebecca Grynspan, Executive Director, Ibero-American Secretariat, and Aisha Buhari, wife of President of Nigeria, Amelia Valcarcel, Councillor of State, Spain, Ahmed Al-Jarawn, President, Arab Parliament, UAE and Maria Cristina Perceval, Argentine Ambassador to the United Nations. “Rain patterns have changed. Her session was moderated by Helen Clark, Head of UNDP and former Prime Minister of New Zealand.

H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda, President of the Republic of Malawi | The Hunger Project Her Excellency, Dr. Joyce Hilda Banda, originally from Zomba, Malawi, is the President of the Republic of Malawi. She took her oath of office on April 7, 2012 after serving as Vice President of Malawi for three years. President Banda is Malawi’s first female President and Africa’s second female Head of State. She is married to Chief Justice Richard Banda SC (retired). President Banda’s driving vision is to eradicate poverty in Malawi through economic growth and wealth creation. Among her first initiatives as President, Dr. Beyond her positions in public office, President Banda has a 30-year history of commitment to Malawi’s development. President Banda holds a Bachelor of Social Studies in Gender Studies from the Atlantic International University, USA and a diploma in NGO Management from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Centre in Turch, Italy. The Hunger Project is honored to welcome President Banda as the Keynote Speaker at the 2013 Fall Gala.

Celebrating the Former President of Malawi Dr. Joyce Banda, and other 2015 GC4W Global Women Champions The 2015 GC4W International Women’s Day Awards & Benefit Gala – celebrates the Former President of Malawi, Dr. Joyce Banda and the other 2015 GC4W Global Women Champions. The Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) is excited about the upcoming GC4W International Women’s Day Awards & Benefit Gala at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC on Saturday March 7th 2015. The event will celebrate the amazing achievements of women from all over the world and how their personal involvement continues to assure a better global society for women and girls – in 2015 and beyond. With the UN’s eight Millennium Development Goals target date at 2015, private individuals, non-profits, corporations and organizations alike – renew their committement and their roles in ensuring that the goals are achieved, as the Sustainable Development Goals are fully realized. GC4W is proud to announce that Former President of Malawi – Dr. Dr. Even after the end of her presidency, Dr.

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