Mwanawasa, the wife of Zambia’s third president, the late Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, who ruled for seven years until his death in 2008, runs a non-government organisation called the Maureen Mwanawasa Community Initiative (MMCI), which helps underprivileged people in society. 
Mwanawasa, mke wa rais wa tatu wa Zambia, marehemu Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, aliyetawala kwa miaka saba mpaka alipopatwa na mauti mwaka 2008, anaendesha shirika lisilo la kiserikali linaloitwa Mradi wa Jamii wa Maureen Mwanawasa (MMCI), unaosaidia watu masikini katika jamii.