"The role of media is to bring all network ideas together. In the same spirit of having a visible network, we have to work together. We must find ways to communicate and support one another. Amplify each other's voices on social media." - Ms Susan Makore, the Deputy Chairperson of the Graça Machel Trust Women
Opportunities exist to deepen and accelerate financial inclusion through digital finance as a lever for contributing to economic recovery and growth. On 25th August 2021, the GMT Expert Leaders Group (ELG) and the Network leads held a joint meeting to highlight the 3-year work plan and regional analysis of COVID-19 Women's Financial Inclusion in the
Women Creating Wealth (WCW) South Africa Women in Agribusiness 2021The latest Women Creating Wealth(WCW) South Africa Women in Agribusiness cohort graduated in a virtual event on August 13, 2021. The 26 graduates went through a 16-week programme first piloted as a 10month programme in 2016 in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania. The programme uses the interactive GAIM
Out of 75% of girls who start school in Africa, only 8% complete their studies. At any one time, around 28 million girls are out of school in Sub-Saharan Africa. Such limited educational opportunities keep girls from securing safe, reliable and rewarding forms of employment, thereby perpetuating chronic poverty across generations. In addition, adolescent girls
In line with World Food Programme (WFP's) School Feeding Strategy (2020-2030) and its Southern Africa Regional Bureau (RBJ), SADC and government commitment to strengthen the implementation of school feeding programmes, WFP entered into an advocacy partnership with the Graça Machel Trust.  Through this partnership, WFP will leverage the Trus't's expertise and experience in nutrition and
The diagnostic study on âDocumenting Financial Inclusion Best Practices: Experience of 60 Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa and Zambia was undertaken by the Womenâs Economic and Social Advancement (WESA) Programme at Graça Machel Trust (GMT) funded by the African Womenâs Development Fund (AWDF). GMT has played a leading role in amplifying womenâs movements, influencing governance,
The Trust supports and mobilises civil society networks on issues of ending child marriage, ending violence against children, ending female genital mutilation and promoting childrenâs rights, to carry out advocacy and action across Africa. Special focus is placed on Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia where child marriage continues to be a problem largely driven by poverty, gender inequality, harmful traditional practices, conflict, low levels of literacy, limited opportunities for girls and weak or non-existent protective and preventive legal frameworks.
Education is a fundamental right for all children, which is also a vehicle for social, economic and political transformation in communities, countries and the African continent at large. Recent studies indicate a lack of progress in some of the critical commitments aimed at improving education quality, access, retention and achievement, particularly for girls. In most African countries, girls may face barriers to learning, especially when they reach post-primary levels of education. By implementing multi-dimensional approaches to education which includes core education, personal development, life skills and economic competencies, the Trust partners with funding partners, governments, civil societies and the private sector to improve education access.
The Nutrition and Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, (RMNCAH+N) of the Childrenâs Rights and Development Programme aims at promoting the Global Strategy for women, children and adolescentsâ health within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. The strategy emphasises on the importance of effective country leadership as a common factor across countries making progress in improving the health of women, children and adolescents.
Through its Early Childhood Development (ECD) plan, The Trust will seek to put into action the new science and evidence Report that was presented by Lancet Series on Good and early development – the right of every child. This will be achieved by mobilising like-minded partners to contribute in the new science and evidence to reach all young children with ECD. The Trustâs goal is to be a catalyst for doing things differently, in particular, to rid fragmentation and lack of coordination across ECD sectors. In response to evidence showing the importance of political will in turning the tide against the current poor access and quality of ECD. Even before conception, starting with a motherâs health and social economic conditions, the early years of a childâs life form a fundamental foundation that determines whether a child will survive and thrive optimally.