Edith Amin-Kankhulungo: Among Obama Leaders, Africa
In July 2018, 35-year-old Edith Amin-Kankhulungo found herself at the inaugural Obama Leaders Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa where she was able to…
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Martha Theu – MDF’s only female aviation mechanic
Many girls and young women come from families that would expect them to go for what they take as traditional feminine careers, which often…
Rachel Mazombwe-Zulu–Mchinji North Constituency
Like many others, Rachel Mazombwe-Zulu became Member of Parliament (MP) for Mchinji North Constituency following calls from members of her constituency. Before she became…
Free girls from sex trafficking
Siyireni is a girl aged 14; orphaned and living with her grandmother. While coming from the market in her village, deep in the outskirts…
Joyce Mvula awarded for great performance
Head coach for top England netball outfit Manchester Thunder, Karen Greig once commented that when Malawi’s 24-year-old netballer Joyce Mvula is on her game,…
Jessie Kabwila—Salima North West MP
Renowned politician-cum-academician, Jessie Kabwila believes no country can develop without women in decision-making places such as Parliament. Kabwila, who is also chairperson for Parliamentary…
Four in biosciences regional competition
Malawi has a vast pool of women that are using science and technology to produce healthy and nutritious food products but lack adequate support,…
Chikondi Mlozi: Turning lives around
For Chikondi Mlozi, 24, being born to a teenage mother in the early 1990s meant her growing up in her grandparents’ home. She became…
Unicef promotes child rights reporting
Born in the outskirts of Mangochi to parents who never went to school, Esther confesses that life is not easy. She wakes up at…
Ellen Simwaka: WBF Women’s Champion
Boxing is one of those sporting disciplines that bring fans to the edge of their seats, and fascinate them with a technical showcase of…
Jacqueline Kouwenhoven, Rumphi West MP
Jacqueline Kouwenhoven, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rumphi West decided from the start to work with village development committees (VDCs) and area development committees…
Girls stunned at Girl Up Summit
After three weeks of mentoring girls at the Women in Science (WiSci) Girls in Steam Camp held at the Malawi University of Science and…
Esther Longwe: The first MDF helicopter pilot
With the vast majority of pilots in the world being men, it never occurred to 28-year-old Esther Muselema Longwe that she would fly a…
Aisha Mambo-Adams – Mangochi Nkungulu Constituency
You have nothing to lose when you show humanity, Aisha Mambo-Adams, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mangochi Nkungulu notes. She considers it a blessing…
Chikondi and Mwanaisha – Malawi’s female audiologists
For a long time, 39-year-old Mwanaisha Phiri’s parents worked in the mines in Zimbabwe. She and her three siblings were born in that country.…
Omega Mitinda: An Iconic Innovator
Her diminutive stature can be deceiving, but Omega Mitinda is a rare combination of brains and beauty. The Fourth Year biomedical engineering student at…
Chifuniro Ndelemani: traditional leader who has returned to school
Without education, most girls end up in early marriages or early motherhood, spending their lives in poverty. But with education, they are able to…
Esther Mcheka-Chilenje
In the run up to the 2019 Tripartite Elections, Every Woman has introduced a 50-50 Campaign Slot page. This page is meant to promote…
Tailoring offers hope to 31 women
At eight years, Efinesi Samuti lost her mother. Two years later in 2005, she became an orphan when her father too, passed away. She…
Topping support for sex workers rights
Faith, 37, started sex work at the age of 12. She had no choice, but to walk right into it following the death of…