My Father Made Sure I Was Treated

What I Have Said To My Team Is That At A Point Such As This, With 40% Adjustment In Our Currency, It Means That Malawians Are Paying The Price. While That Is Going On, They Need To See, Us, The Commitment On Our Part, Particularly Right At The Top. The Political Will Needs To Go Through This With The People, Side By Side.

The First Time I Was Privileged To Meet President Mandela Was During His Visit To Malawi... Shortly After He Was Released From Prison. I Was Amazed By His Humility And His Great Sense Of Leadership... Mandela's Character Has Shaped My Life.

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.

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.

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.