Monica Musonda

Monica Katebe Musonda is a Zambian lawyer who turned into an entrepreneur. She has a number of positions and awards but is best known for founding and then leading a Zambian-based food-processing company.

Monica Musonda
Born
Zambia
NationalityZambia
EducationUniversity of Zambia
University of London
Occupationlawyer and businesswoman

Life

Musonda was born in Zambia.[1] She earned her first degree at University of Zambia and later studied at the University of London.

She was a successful lawyer operating in London when billionaire Aliko Dangote persuaded her to focus not on the law but on business opportunities.[1] She went on to lead a food-processing company based in Zambia which intends to supply good food at low cost. An early product was noodles, but she went on to develop a breakfast snack and Num Num’s corn snacks.[2]

Monica Musonda was appointed as a member of the CAF Governance and Ethics Committee.[3] The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) supplies financial services to 1,250 charities and its profile has increased as US/UK anti money laundering rules has threatened existing charity bank accounts because they are considered high risk.[4]

Musonda sits on the jury of the Cartier Women's Initiative.[5] The UN Secretary General appointed her to help organise the "Scaling Up Nutrition Movement".[2]

Awards
  • 2017 African Agribusiness Entrepreneur of the Year award[2]

References
  1. staff, CNBC com (2014-10-06). "Monica Musonda". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. "Monica Katebe Musonda". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. "Zambia : Zambian lawyer Monica Musonda has been appointed as a member of the CAF Governance and Ethics Committee". LusakaTimes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  4. Tims, Anna (2017-05-08). "Banks accused of putting lives at risk as charity accounts are shut without notice". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. "Jury of the Cartier Women's Initiative". Cartier Women's Initiative. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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