Ms Edith Kachale Banda
Personal Background
Edith Kachale Banda is a global minded, Pan-African youth inspirer and women influencer.
Edith Kachale Banda has dedicated her career to empowering and mobilizing youth and women through a range of country and regional initiatives and has worked with national governments and regional entities in over 20 African countries, to build enabling environments where women and youth can thrive.
In addition to being a driving force for change in her own right, her work through the Joyce Banda Foundation has created over 10,000 jobs for young women entrepreneurs including in agribusiness, trade and vocational sectors. She is an influencer in her own right, championing policy and advocacy initiatives to advance causes for youth development, capacity building, women’s empowerment and rural development.
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In recognition of her sterling contributions in the Pan African women empowerment realm, Edith Kachale Banda received the Top Achievers Award category from SHE Global Awards sponsored by Ladies in Business Magazine Global in 2022.
Edith Kachale Banda was also Dr Meyerhof Leadership Award Recipient in 2019, which she received in recognition of her role in promoting women leadership and advocacy across Africa as an influencer. In September 2023, she received Impact Personality of the Year Award during Africa Women Impact summit in Lagos, Nigeria. In December 2023 she received the Queen Mzinga Award from Young Women of Africa in recognition for her work in women empowerment initiatives.
Edith Kachale Banda is a graduate of Business Administration and Marketing from Lincoln University in Missouri, USA. She is a mother of a wonderful son as well as the daughter of Former President to the Republic of Malawi Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda. Presently, she is the CEO of the Joyce Banda Foundation LTD. Today, Edith Kachale Banda is the most vociferous voice for women and girls empowerment in her native Malawi.
Recognition of Ms Edith Kachale Banda
Edith Kachale Banda Awards
Impact Personality of the Year Award 2023
Young Women of Africa Award 2023
Top Achievers Award 2022