The Joyce Banda Foundation

The JBF is carrying out the vision of our founder to empower the powerless, fight for the oppressed and take up the cause of the disadvantaged.

Joyce Banda started the Joyce Banda Foundation in 1997 as a tool want to empower women and youth at the village level. The Foundation just formalized the work the Joyce Banda had been doing since she was in her twenties: feeding the poor, empowering the powerless, fighting for the oppressed and taking up the cause of the disadvantaged. Today, while our founder serves Malawi at President, we contin

ue the work here the Foundation. On April 7, 2012, Her Excellency Joyce Banda ascended to the presidency after the sudden death of her predecessor and an unsuccessful coup by the opposition to find the tenth poorest country on earth spiraling further downward. She was invited on the ticket as vice-president to attract the women voters she spent a career serving, only to be quarantined when victory was sealed. Yet this once single mother from a small village embraced the improbable, meteoric rise to lead her country. She immediately confronted a nation in doubt and an economy grinding to a halt by launching an aggressive reform agenda that included politically risky decisions like floating the rigged currency, liberalizing key exports, and re-establishing relations with donor partners who had left the country. Knowing the struggle firsthand, President Banda continues to be an outspoken champion for the rights of women, children, and the impoverished—always looking to, “put money in the pockets of the poor.” She lives her populist political style by cutting her salary, selling the presidential jet to fly commercial, switching from luxury government vehicles and tackling corruption. President Banda’s fearless leadership style has attracted the notice of others. Forbes named her the most powerful African in 2012. Time Magazine lists her in their 100 most influential this year. She seeks a full mandate in continue her visionary leadership in the 2014 Presidential elections. But before she did all this, she started in the Joyce Banda Foundation to empower women and youth at the grassroots as well as see villages across Malawi transformed. This was her heart and her vision, and we work everyday to see it come to fruition.

08/10/2015

So proud of our founder, Dr Joyce Banda for being honored & highlighted as a Woman of Distinction at the Celebrating Women International Event in the Bahamas. Actress Lynn Whitfield is presenting her with the award. What a fabulous night!

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13/07/2015

Last week, the Joyce Banda Foundation was proud to launch the "Roll Out Barrels Program" in partnership with the UK Rotary Club. The program is designed to help local Malawians access clean water safer and more efficiently.

14/06/2015

Proud that our founder, Dr Joyce Banda received two awards recently, Living Legends Award from the African Union along with the Legacy Award. Pictured here with Ms Graca Machel, another deserving recipient of the Legacy Award.

27/05/2015

Our Founder, Dr Joyce Banda, receiving the Legacy Award from the International Women's Forum.

Joyce Banda given Legacy Award for being women’s advocate

27/05/2015

Our Founder.

Joyce Banda given Legacy Award for being women’s advocate Malawi former president Joyce Banda has been handed an award for for being a tireless advocate for Womens rights . Banda was honoured by International Women’s Forum. She received the award at a sta...

22/04/2015

Check out this short clip featuring Dr. Joyce Banda & the work of The Joyce Banda Foundation. Thanks to Dabney Films

Joyce Banda: The African Woman This video is about Joyce Banda and the work she has done to empower Women in Africa

29/03/2015

Thank you Jack Brewer Foundation, Jack Brewer & Montessori Model United Nations for sponsoring two Joyce Banda Foundation students from Malawi to attend the conference this year in NYC.

Click here to support Safe Motherhood for Women in Malawi by JBF International

27/03/2015

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Click here to support Safe Motherhood for Women in Malawi by JBF International One in 36 woman will die from childbirth in Malawi, a country that continues to have one of the highest rate of maternal deaths in Sub-saharan Africa. The Adopt a Clinic activities of The Joyce Band Foundation International is part of the safe motherhood program that Former President of Malawi H...

25/03/2015

Our Founder, Dr Joyce Banda delivered an inspiring keynote address at the AU/EU Women in Parliament Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

19/03/2015

Watch this film and see the amazing work that One World Play Project, Jack Brewer Foundation,and Dr. Joyce Banda have done in Malawi with the help of Chevrolet FC. Giving the gift of the play by donating 10,000 ultra-durable futballs to Malawi in 2014. Thanks to Dabney Films for documenting the project. Dabneyfilms.com

One World Play Project - Malawi This video is about One World Play Project

10/03/2015

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