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UN 2.0: Decolonizing Globalization
Eighty years after its founding, the United Nations stands at a profound crossroads. Geopolitical power has shifted; the Global South now represents the majority of humanity, youth make up the fastest-growing population bloc, and technology is reshaping economies faster than policy can keep pace. The UN’s traditional pillars — peace and security, development, and human rights — remain essential, but the methods through which they are pursued often reflect the post-colonial hierarchies of the mid-20th century rather than the demands of a multipolar, digital, climate-strained era. So… what now?
As Malawi Takes to the Polls
As Malawi takes to the polls this week, we must ask ourselves the very hard questions: What works? In what context? Under what circumstances? And 𝘄𝗵𝘆?
MBA Tours: How GMAC Changed My (Business) Life
Thrilled to be featured in Poets&Quants, the #1 MBA Admissions publication globally! In this piece, I was delighted to share how the GMAC’s MBA Tour shifted my perspective — helping me move beyond rankings and focus on values, missions, and communities that truly resonated with my vision.
Lessons: Book Series (Coming in 2026)
When I was a student at the University of Malawi, my classmates would often say, “You’re going to work for the UN.” It was meant as a compliment—an affirmation of brilliance. But at the time, I didn’t even know what that meant.
August, 2025
On August 1st, I finished my internship with Microsoft in Redmond, and made my way back to Lansing.
Traversing Your Terrible Twenties
In Traversing Your Terrible Twenties, Nthanda reflects on her twenties with honesty, vulnerability, and wisdom. From love and loss, to career choices, family, faith, success, and forgiveness — each chapter distills the joy and heartbreak of a decade into lessons that will resonate far beyond it.
Feminine Silence
Feminine Silence is part memoir, part manifesto, part love letter to the women and men who have shaped me. Across its chapters, I explore what it means to lead as “the first,” why meritocracy is not enough, how culture shapes womanhood, and what it will take to build futures that are truly unbound.
July, 2025
Between wrapping up my summer internship at Xbox, planning and hosting a full-scale U.S. Gala for Ntha Foundation, and relaunching my first book By the End of Your Teens — I found myself teetering on the edge of burnout more than once. I was trying to do it all.
Lessons
After over a decade working across public, nonprofit, and multilateral systems — from the grassroots to the United Nations Headquarters — I’ve come to understand that development is rarely about what we do. It’s about how we think. And whom we center.
By the End of Your Teens
This June, I reintroduced By the End of Your Teens — the first installment in what will be a growing series of reflections on growth, identity, and navigating life as a young person with ambition.
