Aisha Babangida

Aisha Babangida is a humanitarian leader and the chairperson of the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman.[1] She is the first child of the Former Nigerian Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.[2][3]

Aisha Babangida
NationalityNigerian
OccupationHumanitarian leader
Known forThe Chairperson of the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman
Parents

Career

Aisha's mother, the late Maryam Babangida founded the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman in 1987.[4] Aisha took over the leadership of the program after her mothers demise in 2009.[5] In addition to the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman, Aisha has also started and worked with numerous nonprofit organizations.[5]

Aisha founded several nonprofit organizations across Nigeria and worked with many of them.[6] She advocates for women right and empowerment by providing them with resources that can help transform their lives.[7][8]

In 2016, Aisha founded the Egwafin MicroFinance Bank which helps those in Nigeria get the access they need to funding and financing that they may not have had access to otherwise.[9] In 2018, she founded the Women Enterprise Alliance ( WenA), a platform that helps entrepreneurs through investing in profitable early stage companies, small & medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and across Africa.[10]

References
  1. Tunde Oguntola,"Aisha Babangida Seeks Synergy Among NGOs For Women Empowerment". leadership.ng. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "FG tasks affluence women on plight of less privileged rural women". vanguardngr.com. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. "Aisha Babangida: A Tale of Daddy's Girl". thisdaylive.com. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. "Founder - Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman". betterlife-africa.org. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. Angela Atabo,"Babangida's Better Life programme empowers women in 16 states". pmnewsnigeria.com. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. "Milk Of Human Kindness as Aisha Babangida Celebrates Another Year of Helping Hand". thisdaylive.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. Abbas Jimoh,"Aisha Babangida Seeks Synergy Among NGOs For Women Empowerment". dailytrust.com. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. "Aisha Babangida: Meet di lady wey gada all First Ladies of Nigeria to empower 'poor women' in memory of her mama". bbc.com. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. "Triumphs And Grace of Erelu Aisha Babangida….How she Conquered Marriage Trauma". thisdaylive.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. Kemi Ajumobi,"Women in Business: Aisha Babangida". businessday.ng. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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