The Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) on Thursday, January 15, 2015, donated assorted relief items to tens of households in Chilobwe Township in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre. Property and houses worthy millions of Kwacha and lives have been lost there and other parts of the country due to heavy flooding. Wyson Sumaili, National Director for […]
The Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) on Thursday held an interactive meeting with students the organization sponsors at College of Medicine In Blantyre. Through the Edith Mtila Scholarship programme, JBFI is pays fees for 20 students at College of Medicine. The foundation sponsors over 200 students at various colleges including Chancellor College, Polytechnic, College of […]
The South African Times newspaper which published an article about Malawi’s former president, Joyce Banda facing arrest in connection to Cashgate scandal has published an apology, a full retraction, and an acknowledgement that the story was baseless. Banda had demanded an apology and retraction from the newspaper for publishing a story on December 9, 2014 that there […]
Youth Movement for Development (YOMODE), a Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) youth development initiative, on Friday organized a day-long HIV/AIDS Training of Trainers Workshop for its leaders drawn from across the country. The workshop took place at YOMODE’s Headquarters in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre. National Director for YOMODE, Wyson Sumaili, told the leaders that […]
The Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) on Monday, December 15, 2014, donated hundreds of 50 KG bags of maize and blankets to students of Msigalira Free Secondary School for Orphans in Domasi,Zomba. A senior JBFI official, Rosemary Nhlema, who was the guest of honour at the event, said the donation was part of this year’s […]
Malawi former president and Founder of the Joyce Banda Foundation International, Joyce Banda, on Tuesday, December 9, 2014,held a high-level consultative meeting with SABIN senior management at their Headquarters in New York. SABIN is a United States based organization that is dedicated to ending Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). NTDs are a group of chronic disabling […]
Malawi’s former Head of State, Joyce Banda, on Friday, December 5, 2014 attended the 10th Annual Conference of a network of women known as ‘Strong Women, Strong World’at the Metropolitan Club, One East, in New York City, United States of America. ‘Strong Women, Strong World’ was conceptualized to help World Vision International raise funds for […]
It is now over two months since Malawi’s former President, Joyce Banda, left the country for her international engagements. However, there has recently been no publicity on her activities or her whereabouts triggering rumours, including that she is avoiding a possible arrest over cashgate. Rumour also has it that Banda is seeking to renew her […]
International Agricultural group, Stoller has joined forces with the Joyce Banda International Foundation (JBIF) in assisting small, subsistence farmers all over the African Continent. The historical agreement was signed on 10 November 2014 in Johannesburg between Craig Whitlock , Director of Stoller Africa and Joyce Banda, Founder of the Foundation and former president of Malawi. […]
Malawi Former president Joyce Banda who has been in Botswana to lead the African Union (AU) Observer Mission for that country’s 11th general elections held on Saturday returns to London as she has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the BBC’s 100 Women event. Malawi’s former leader was leading a team of 35 trained […]
British professor Baroness Haleh Afshar has hailed Malawi’s former president and founder of Joyce Banda Foundation International, Joyce Banda as a woman with extremely impressive track record. Baroness Afshare, Professor Emeritus at the University of York who serves as a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, hailed Banda for her achievements when the former president […]
Malawi former president and founder of Joyce Banda Foundation International, Joyce Banda will on Wednesday 15 October 2014 deliver a public lecture at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The London School of Economics and Political Science – one of the world’s top universities, is a public research university specialised in social sciences located in London, […]
Malawi former president and founder of Joyce Banda Foundation International, Joyce Banda on received an “Individual Innovator Award” from Plan International USA in New York, United States of America, during “Because I am a Girl 2014 Celebration” event which took place Wednesday, October 9, 2014. Other recipients included Nike Foundation who received “Corporate Innovator Award” […]
The British royal family has invited Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda to a meeting to discuss philanthropy issues, Nyasa Times understands. Banda, who is currently in United States, is expected to be visiting Britain next where amongst her engagements will be to give a lecture at the reputable London School of Economics. However, Sarah Ferguson […]
Malawi’s former President Joyce Banda has said that the main challenges to development in Africa are poverty, lack of opportunity and lack of income. She said because of poverty, most families go hungry and are food insecure, which in turn impact on child development and growth. She was speaking on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at […]
Malawi former president Joyce Banda has highlighted the role her charitable organisation is playing in Malawi and launched Joyce Banda Foundation International Africa Initiative (JBFI Africa) at the United Nations General Assembly Building in New York United States. “Today the Joyce Banda Foundation International is sending 1,300 students to tertiary education, 3,500 students to secondary […]
Malawi First Lady Getrude Maseko Mutharika boycotted a “First Ladies’ Global Call to Action Conference on women and girls’ financial health” convened for the First Ladies of the world when former president Joyce Banda had to make an address. Mutharika. who was scheduled to attend, sent a last minute apology that she would not attend. […]
Gender Minister Patricia Kaliati is grossly misguided in her “hallucinations” to suggest that former President Joyce Banda “has a liking for following President Peter Mutharika wherever he goes”, Banda’s office has said. Kaliati reportedly addressed a news conference in New York to “react to reports” that the former President is also scheduled to travel to […]