Nandi Bwanali hails from Lilongwe, Malawi. She completed her undergraduate studies in education at the University of Malawi, The Polytechnic. After graduation, Nandi went on to pursue further degrees in marketing at the Chartered Institute of Marketing in London. While completing her marketing degree, she interned with the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA). In this role, Nandi assisted in the monitoring and evaluation of the program, which was designed to equip orphaned and vulnerable youth with skills and entrepreneurial knowledge. Nandi has also worked for the British Council Malawi as the Customer Service and Communications Lead and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator. In these roles she created opportunities for disabled youth to work within the organization and coordinated a project that offered young African women from five different countries an opportunity to share their views on gender equality. Nandi devotes her free time to writing, reading and traveling.