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Mara Kumbweza Banda

“First of all, it’s Mara Kumbweza Banda. I come from the Banda clan. The family name is Kumbweza. So it is important to identify myself from which family I come from.”

Mara Kumbweza Banda

Mara was very specific that I address her by her family name and not just her clan name. I should have known better….hers was a name that I would not soon forget. Mara Kumbweza Banda is one of the most inspiring people I have met in Malawi.

We met Mara at her office of the Pendulum Project on June 23rd and she was very keen to do a narrative. Her reputation had been built up before our meeting by two of her co-workers and I had a good feeling. My instincts were right. Mara was amazing:
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