Monica Chakwera

Monica Chakwera
First Lady of Malawi
Incumbent
Assumed role 23 June 2020
President	Lazarus Chakwera
Preceded by	Gertrude Maseko
Personal details
Born	(1953-09-30) 30 September 1953 (age 71) prob. Chikulamayembe
Spouse	Lazarus Chakwera ​ (m. 1977)​
Website	https://www.soff.org.mw/

Monica Chakwera is the First Lady and wife of Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Republic of Malawi.[1] She was born on 30 September 1953;^[citation needed] she comes from Mwazisi village, T/A Chikulamayembe, in Rumphi District, in the northern part of Malawi.

Early life and education

Chakwera was raised in the northern part of Malawi. She is an accountant[2] and a qualified social worker[3] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from the University of the North, in South Africa.

Marriage to Lazarus Chakwera

Chakwera married Lazarus on 8 October 1977.[4] They have four children and grandchildren.^[citation needed]

Charity

Chakwera founded the Shaping Our Future Foundation, an organization that is concerned with the development of the village girl. The initiative was launched at the palace. It was not funded by the government but by large companies.[5]

References

1. "From North Malawi: Can Monica Chakwera save the First Lady title". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
2. Fiko, Mike (2020-08-07). "Malawi: First Lady Opens Up - Born-Again Christian, Met Chakwera During Scom Meetings in College". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
3. Zimba, Steve. "First Lady Monica Chakwera courts Malawians In Diaspora On Social Work". www.zodiakmalawi.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
4. "Malawi on the road to 2014: Rev. Dr. Lazarous Chakwera | Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
5. "First Lady launches her charity organisation Soff to promote Malawi girl child". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

External links

• Official website