My Father Made Sure I

Leadership Is About Falling In Love With The People You Serve And The People Falling In Love With You.

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

I Sat Down In 1989 And I Made Up My Mind At That Point That I Was Going To Spend The Rest Of My Life Assisting Women And Youth To Gain Social And Political Empowerment Through Business And Education. 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.

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.

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.