About Nthanda

Jack of All Trades

Born to Phillip and Lonnie Manduwi in Mangochi, Malawi, Nthanda is currently resident in the U.S., and pursuing an MBA at the Michigan State University. Formerly, she was resident in Manhattan, New York, working with the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office, and she has also worked as the Project Lead in the World Bank funded Digital Malawi - Digital Skills for All project, as operationalised by her NGO - 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 founded Bien Corporation Africa. Nthanda holds a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, specialising in Digital Transformation.

Get to know Nthanda

Researcher, Writer, Storyteller.

Formerly a public officer, having worked with the United Nations in New York, Nthanda is currently pursuing an MBA at the Michigan State University. Prior to joining the UN, 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, and as a Revenue Officer with the Malawi Revenue Authority. She also follows her passion of story-telling through writing, digital skills education, and media production. Bien Corporation Africa as a firm specialises in (digital) media production, branding, marketing, and communications. Nthanda is a professional business, lifestyle and travel influencer/content creator, with a social media following of no less than 130,000 collectively.

Academic Background

Entrepreneur, Economist, Demographer.

Nthanda is presently pursuing an MBA at the Michigan State University, specialising in Business Development Management, and she holds a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship. Her research specialises in analysing the entrepreneurial opportunity in the creation and implementation of Digital Information Management Systems in developing nations. Her bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, double-majoring in Economics and Demography, specialised in Women's Empowerment. She aspires to pursue further studies in Leadership and Innovation, and Business Economics.

Master of Media

Nthanda follows her passion of storytelling through research, writing, teaching, event curation, and media production & dissemination. Bien Corporation Africa as a firm specialises in interactive (digital) media production. She works as a professional business development specialist and content creator, with a digital audience of no less than 500,000 collectively.

Research & Analysis

Academic & Media Producer

A storyteller at heart, Nthanda published her first book titled “By the End of Your Teens” in 2018, sharing her story on self-development for teens aspiring to achieve greatness while staying true to their purpose. Through her blogging and storytelling expertise, she has managed to grow her audience to over 250,000 followers and readers across various digital media platforms. Nthanda was entrusted as the first global media scholar to set the tone of the International Conference on Family Planning (#ICFP2022) Live Stage as one of the #FPNN Debut Anchors and Live Community Host.

Fellowships & Awards

Writer & Public Speaker

Nthanda has facilitated, and delivered keynotes at various events in Malawi, and in other African countries. She has hosted events in Africa, Asia and the United States of America. She was awarded as 'African Woman Media Icon Of The Year' at the Future Women Conference in Lagos, Nigeria, 2020, after delivering a keynote speech at the event. She was also awarded as the best speaker out of 83 people in a speech writing and delivery competition at the World Miss University in Cambodia, 2017.
Writing & Speaking
Knowledge Coordination
Business Communication
Business Development
Advocacy Programming
Youth Empowerment

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