Recognising entrepreneurs at the WCW Annual Summit In November 2024, more than 200 women from nine African countries gathered in Johannesburg for the Trustâs three-day Women Creating Wealth Summit. T The event, themed âBreaking Barriers, Building Wealth,â brought together entrepreneurs, policymakers, and leaders to share ideas and shape Africaâs future prosperity. During a gala dinner,
One woman is making significant strides in Senegal's agri-food sector. Meet Aissatou Fall, the director of AF Goods and Services. Her company operates in the agri-food value chain, focusing on storage logistics and unprocessed commodities.  Photo: Aissatou Fall, Women Creating Wealth Intergenerational project participant- Senegal  Aissatou founded her company without specific
We are dedicated to cultivating an exclusive, dynamic community where entrepreneurs can access essential resources, engage in meaningful collaborations, and continuously refine their skills. Within our private Facebook group, members gain daily support through motivational leadership insights, guidance on self-mastery, and live streams of vital eventsâall designed to advance holistic business growth. Â Â Â
With more than 60% of women in the Women Creating Wealth (WCW) programme engaged in agriculture, this sector serves as a strategic focus for advancing womenâs economic opportunities. To overcome the critical challenges that women entrepreneurs face in accessing markets and finance, the programme is actively collecting data, documenting lessons learned, and developing targeted interventions
Nigeria - New Faces New Voices   Driving Financial Inclusion Through Digital Platforms and Policy Advocacy  In Nigeria, NFNV is making steady progress, supporting women through digital platforms and policy advocacy. After the Women Leading for Impact Summit, held in May in Kano State under the theme Accelerating Womenâs Financial Inclusion Through the Digital
The Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge has honoured Mrs Graça Machel, Founder of the Trust, with its annual award in recognition of her contributions to the African continent.  The Chairman of the Foundationâs Board of Trustees, Mamdouh Abbas, presented the award and praised Mrs. Machelâs humanitarian efforts and her dedication to
Congratulations to Towera Neba on obtaining her MBA! After earning a degree in economics, her experience with women entrepreneurs motivated her to pursue an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, giving her the skills to understand better and address their business challenges. Now, as the Women Creating Wealth Country Coordinator in Malawi, Towera brings valuable insights,
Did you know that over 70% of informal cross-border traders in West Africa are women, yet many lack access to the digital tools needed to grow and scale their businesses? To address this pressing challenge, the Graça Machel Trust, in collaboration with Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), New Faces New Voices Nigeria, and
Delivered on 28 November 2024 Â It is an absolute honour to stand in front of you today to talk about the sweet moments with Nuru Mugambi. Nuru whose name means light, was a light to our organisation New Faces New Voices Kenya. Â Â Â Nuru was the perfect strategic executor navigating complex problems
According to a 2019 African Development Bank report, African women entrepreneurs still face a $42 billion finance gap. Traditional banks often view women-led businesses as high-risk, making loans complicated to obtain and expensive. Many women need more business and financial skills to qualify for these loans. Legal and regulatory hurdles further limit the potential of
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.