Joyce Banda
Joyce Banda
Joyce Hilda Bandais a Malawian politician who was the President of Malawi from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party, created in 2011...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth12 April 1950
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My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation.
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The seeds of success in every nation on Earth are best planted in women and children.
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After President Mutharika was declared a winner, there was life after State House. For those Malawians that know me, I am an international public speaker. So I went back to my speaking engagements.
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As a democratic society, Malawi has a moral obligation to ensure that each and every injustice, whether through acts of commission or omission, is met with deliberate and tangible action.
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I'm indeed a mandasi seller, and I'm proud of it, because the majority of women in Malawi are like us, mandasi sellers.
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I shall always be proud of what I've done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.
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I prospered very quickly. Very quickly, I became politically empowered. I was running my own business.
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I am tremendously inspired by many women around the world who work under dire circumstances to make a difference for their families.
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But the fact that we had to devalue by 40% at once means that Malawians are feeling the shock, the impact of that huge devaluation and particularly rural people, the poor are the ones that are going to be most affected. That is why there is the austerity plan.
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I want you to know that I don't have any right, Malawi has no right to stop any president from coming to an African Union summit because that is an African Union meeting.
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You can still sit under the tree where Dr. Livingstone negotiated with slave traders to set people free.
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I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.
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My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.
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I convinced myself economic empowerment of women was going to be key, especially in a country like this where most women didn't go to school.