Kemi Ajumobi 
Aisha Babangida
Founder, WenA/Chairman, Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman
Aisha Babangida is a powerful convener on the success of collaborative process in leadership, development and negotiations. She plays roles as a champion, shaper of issues and a great unifier. She serves as the public face for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Legacy Dialogue, the Mothers of the Nation Initiative and for female entrepreneurship development in Nigeria and Africa.
Aisha Babangida is a humanitarian leader and experienced founder with a demonstrated history of working within philanthropy and helping underserved communities throughout Nigeria. She is the Chairman of the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman, taking over after her mother, who worked previously as the chairman and founder. In addition to the Better Life Program, Aisha has also started and worked with numerous nonprofit organisations, only fuelling her passion to do more for the people of her country. Aisha loves being able to provide women and girls with educational opportunities and life skills in order to better prepare them for the future.
In addition to her passion and commitment to philanthropy, Aisha Babangida is also passionate about finance and business. She has continued to advocate for female empowerment by working to increase women’s rights, and provide them with resources that can help transform their lives and great community. Through her work and outreach, Aisha Babangida saw the importance of microfinance and banking for the Nigerian economy. In 2016, she founded the Egwafin Microfinance Bank, which helps those in Africa get the access they need to funding and financing that they may not have had access to otherwise. She loves seeing how financial inclusion changes lives in her community.
In 2018, Aisha Babangida founded Women Enterprise Alliance, which helps entrepreneurs through investing in profitable early stage companies, small & medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and across Africa. She founded the organisation as a way to help improve the resources that entrepreneurs need to thrive when first starting their own company. The vision of the alliance is to unlock the obstacles that entrepreneurs in Africa face as they grow their early stage into SMEs.
Overall, Aisha Babangida has become known for her leadership in the community, as well as her skills in nonprofit organisations, negotiation, corporate social responsibility, business planning, and analytical skills. She is focused on empowering African women and preparing the next generation of female leaders.