First Female President in Southern Africa.
Joyce Banda has been a strong advocate for women and girls, particularly those in rural communities, throughout her political career. She was even recognized by Forbes Magazine last year when she was named Africa’s third most powerful female politician. Now, as she takes over as Malawi’s president, she is the first female head of state in southern Africa. One of her top priorities has been to get more girls in Malawi in school, a pledge she made years ago after using the proceeds from her garment manufacturing business and bakery to send underprivileged girls to school. Banda takes over the role following the death of the country’s former president Bingu wa Mutharika. Joyce is a longtime women's-rights activist, educator and philanthropist. In addition to all that, the 62-year-old is also now Malawi's first female president, and the African continent's second. Banda, who was previously the country's vice president, took on her new leadership role on Saturday, two days after the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Such woman inspire and encourages us young woman alot they give us the courage to perserver and to follow our dream let us take note of such woman and let us young gals look up to them im really inspired.
ReplyDeleteyes who would have thought that one day we will have a woman as a leader gone are those days were women were inferior of men,lets dream big girlsanything is possible im also inspired.
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