Janet Zeenat Karim is Malawi’s international development worker, with 10 years

United Nations experience and a renowned media professional with an illustrious

30-year plus publishing career in print, broadcast, and social media environments.
She is a highly motivated, creative, enthusiastic, and proactive communications
specialist, former diplomat and accomplished journalist and editor. Janet is
founder and editor of ​The Independent newspaper and ​Woman Now magazine.
She is also a keen Sunday school instructor and a devout Christian with a passion
for telling children’s biblical stories; as a radio broadcaster, she created her
signature ​Slap Me Five! God is Alive! Series - a children’s radio program she also
presented on three radio stations. She published ​The Christmas Collection (2000)
in that series under the penname Janet Dithi. She has also written two other
children’s books published by Popular Publications (​ABC - the Alphabet​, and ​Mau
Otsutsana -local language book on word opposites). She also authored ​“Every
Woman, A Child of God” and ​Brilliant: One Year with Joyce Banda! She is currently
working on her next publication ​Women and Leadership: Women are the Change
you Seek.
Janet is a historian, political analyst and champion of democratic governance,
gender equality and women’s and children’s rights, which she has promoted in
multimedia outlets such as radio, television stations and websites. Janet is the
founder and CEO of Mtukulo International Foundation that champions the fight
against child marriage, protection of the elderly, youth, and vulnerable groups
such as persons with disabilities.
Karim has three grown sons and two daughters and 14 grandchildren. 2018
Janet Karim is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Education (EBD) at the
George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human
Development. Candidate: July 2019
Upon graduating from her course, Janet aims to teach history to exceptional
learners in the high school level.

EDUCATION
University of Malawi -- BA
University of Malawi -- BA (Honors- History)
St John’s University -- MA

AWARDS
2013 Scarsdale High School Distinguished Alumni
(​http://www.scarsdalealumni.org/2013_da​)