The Big Interview
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Suzanne van Hooff
Most young offenders when sentenced to prison are easily forgotten. But Suzanne van Hooff, country coordinator of Malawi at Young in…
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Rose Chaponda
When Rose Chaponda started operating a nursery school from a garage in Chirimba, Blantyre, she did not envision Rose Garden…
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Chrissie Katundu
Driven by a desire to contribute towards food security in her community and financial independence, Chrissie Katundu grows cassava, processes…
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101 years old and still going strong
Being a centenarian or somebody who is 100 years old and above is a great achievement in Malawi, where life…
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Doreen Chanje
For Doreen Chanje, serving the nation comes first. That is why she is involved in so many projects that benefit…
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Cecilia Maliwichi-Nyirenda
For most of us, the use of indigenous plants to heal body ailments may sound backwards, but there are other…
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Jennifer Mmodzi-Tseka
She dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but she did not qualify. After doing a voice-over for an advert at MBC,…
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Tawonga Kayira
When she failed to make it to the University of Malawi, she did not despair. Through determination, Tawonga Kayira attained…
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Chikondi Chigamba
She is a pastor’s wife and mother. Nevertheless, she is career woman who is relentlessly advancing her career not just…
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Sister Beatrice Chipeta
She has just celebrated 50 years as a nun. Apart from carrying out duties as a nun, she founded Lusubilo…
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Babra Matoga
Having had a rough background and a father who married a lot and left children from the other women to…
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Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson was the first female President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997 before she resigned and became United Nations…
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A recap of some of the women we featured
Martha Nyekanyeka Martha Nyekanyeka, Malawi’s first female Fifa grade referee, has withstood the trials and tribulations that come with working…
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Mama Cecilia Kadzamira
For most of us when we hear the name Kamuzu Banda a lot of things come into our mind: both…
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Fatima Khatrie-Hamdani
Fatima Karim Khatrie-Hamdani is a business woman who is quickly growing her catering business and extending it from Malawi to…
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Gladys Odillo
The military fortress is an out-of-the-way place with secrets that sometimes lead those outside to speculate about what goes on…
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Kufasi Shella Mughogho
Being young and looked down upon gave her wings to prove that her mind was matured enough to lead, no…
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Jacqueline Chinkonde-Nkhoma
Rewriting her MSCE examination as a result of being playful did not discourage her ambitions. The bitter lesson propelled her…
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Agness Makonda-Ridley
She is a woman trained as a historian and English teacher. But losing her sister and other relations to HIV…
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Marie Da Silva
Marie Da Silva has never had children of her own. But she is known as a mother to 412 orphans.…
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