Dr. Banda, a foremost entrepreneur, activist, politician, and philanthropist, is the founder and leader of the People's Party in Malawi and was the South-Eastern African country’s first female president and Africa’s second.
In 2013, Dr. Banda was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine, and in December 2014, Forbes named her the most powerful woman in Africa and the 40th most powerful woman in the world, while in the same year CNN named her as the most inspirational woman in politics in the world.
Aisha
Muhammed Oyebode
CEO, Murtala Muhammed Foundation
CEO, Murtala Muhammed Foundation
The first
edition of the Women’s Power Lunch featured Her Excellency, Mrs. Graça Machel
Mandela DBE, the former first lady of South Africa and Mozambique, as Keynote
Speaker. This year’s edition – the second since its inception in 2015 – is
themed, ‘Women in Solidarity: A New
Paradigm for Inclusion’. The annual event is an initiative
of Mrs. Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, the Chief Executive Officer of the MMF.
According to Aisha Oyebode, the Women’s Power Lunch attracts the
attendance of a cross generational audience of women leaders and influencers
from all walks of life including government, private sector, civil society,
academia/students, media and the arts.
She said “a lot is already being done to
advance equal opportunities and the rights of women and children in Africa,
there is however a lot of grounds we are yet to cover, which requires the
urgent need for women to network across geographies and occupations – to deepen
our cooperation and develop new platforms for collaboration in the pursuit of
our common goal of defeating patriarchy and misogyny in Africa. This is one of
the goals of this initiative”
The MMF was
founded to commemorate the ideals and legacies of Nigeria’s 4th Head
of State, Late. Gen. Murtala Muhammed which include the empowerment of women
and children, as well as the social and economic integration of African
people. The Women’s Power Lunch is fast becoming a prominent feature in
the annual calendar of women’s events in Africa, where internationally
acclaimed and highly distinguished speakers deliver inspiring keynote addresses
on pertinent developmental issues relating to African women, in an ambiance
that stimulates robust engagement, rich discussions and networking
opportunities.
The event is free and open to the public but registration is
required on the organisation’s website – www.mmfnigeria.org/wpl
014540028 08129575052 | conference@mmfng.org.
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