Even the most beautiful flower will end up wasting its sweetness on the desert air if it is planted in a spot beyond the vision of admiring eyes. Little wonder one of the good Samaritans of high society, Aisha Babangida recently launched a personal website to acquaint the world with the latest developments in her one-woman mission to redeem society and its women from the iron grip of poverty
The new website at www.aishababangida.com will serve as a digital window into the house of women empowerment and social advocacy Aisha has built over the years. Curious members of the public will be able to journey along with the amazing first daughter of former president Ibrahim Babangida as she carries out one landmark project after another.
There, in black and white, is told the story of how her burning passion for the poor led her to mow down all mountains on her path to establishing Egwafin Microfinance Bank, an outlet for her to give soft loans to the common women with plenty of ideas and enthusiasm but no money. Visitors to the site will also be enthralled by the mesmerizing story of how she breathed new life into her mother’s foundation, Better Life Program, and turned it into an overnight champion of women empowerment.
The new website will see Aisha Babangida uncensored in all her struggles and glory. We will meet Aisha the philanthropist, the educator, the financial expert and many other facets of this unheralded woman, all coming together to bring to life the exploits of a trailblazing amazon.