My Father Made Sure I Was Treated

In 1989, I Started The National Association Of Business Women. We Incorporated Microfinance And Different Job Training For Women. We Did A Survey, With Usaid, That Found Women Lacked Training, Credit And Information.

I Have Chosen To Fight Against Corruption In This Country, Though I Have Been Advised Not To Because We Are Drawing Closer To This Year’s Tripartite Elections. I Know I Am Fighting Against People Who Are Smarter, Wealthier And Advanced.

Overall, I Have Formed Three Major Organizations: The National Association Of Business Women, The Young Women's Leaders Network, And The Joyce Banda Foundation. Under The Foundation, We Have A Huge Program That Targets Women To Teach Them About Hiv And Other Diseases And To Give Them Economic Empowerment.

My Father Made Sure I Was Treated Equally With My Brothers.

It Is Only When A Woman Is Economically Empowered That She Can Negotiate At Household Level With Her Husband About The Number Of Children That Body Of Hers Can Have.