Born in Mangochi, Malawi, Nthanda is currently resident and undertaking a graduate programme in Manhattan, New York. Prior to that, she worked as the Project Lead in the World Bank funded Digital Malawi - Digital Skills for All project, as operationalised by the Ntha Foundation on behalf of the Malawi Government through the Public Private Partnership Commission. Backed by her expertise in business development and digital media, Nthanda is the Founder of Bien Corporation Africa, and the Ntha Foundation. She is also a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship at the Malawi University of Science and Technology.