Madalo Banda is a biomedical engineer and youth advocate from Malawi working at the intersection of health, gender equality, and community leadership. Her experience spans cervical cancer awareness, STEM education, quality standards and youth-led development initiatives. Her leadership journey is rooted in service, impact, and continuous learning. Beyond her professional work, Madalo enjoys reading personal development books and engaging with ideas that strengthen self-awareness, purpose, and growth. She is driven by a commitment to ensuring that girls and young women are not only represented in decision-making spaces, but actively equipped to shape solutions that improve health outcomes, equity, and opportunity in their communities.