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 first daughter of former military president of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida. 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 organizations, only fueling 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. ^[1][2]

In addition to her passion and commitment to philanthropy, She 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, She realized 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 organization as a way to help improve the resources that entrepreneurs need to thrive when first starting their own company. Overall, She has become known for her leadership in the community, as well as her skills in nonprofit organizations, negotiation, corporate social responsibility, business planning, and analytical skills.

Aisha Babangida studied Value Creation, Owners and Directors and AVIRA Executive Course, Leadership at INSTEAD in 2015 and 2019 respectively.

In 2014, she underwent a leadership training at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

She studied Accounting and Finance of Non Financial Managers at University of Pennsylvania-The Wharton School.