  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Graça Machel Trust (GMT) has launched the Ilizwi (the voice): African Women and Children shaping policy discourse of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The initiative is driven by a growing need to have context-specific responses in order to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic and to
âWe can't afford to come to 2030 and tell the mothers, babies, children, and adolescents of this era that we have failedâ- Mrs. Graça Machel Congratulations to Mrs. Graça Machel on being awarded the World Health Organizationâs highest honour, the WHO Gold Medal, for her enormous contributions to the health and wellbeing of women, children and adolescents.
First Malabo Biennial Report: Good Progress but More Remains to be done. 30 January 2018  CARE International (CI), the Graça Machel Trust (GMT) and the Food, Agriculture Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) welcome the first Malabo Biennial Report on the Malabo Commitment to accelerate Agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Graça Machel Trust Launches Women Advancing Africa Forum  Inaugural Forum convenes a powerful movement of African women to build a common agenda for the economic advancement of women  Dar es Salaam, 9th August 2017 â The Graça Machel Trust officially launched today the Women Advancing Africa Forum,
Press Release Less words, more action required to improve the wellbeing of children in Africa, says the African Report on Child Wellbeing 2016 12 MAY 2017, JOHANNESBURG The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), in collaboration with Graça Machel Trust, launched the 4th edition of its flagship report series today in Johannesburg, South Africa. The report
Press Release Less words, more action required to improve the wellbeing of children in Africa, says the African Report on Child Wellbeing 2016 12 MAY 2017, JOHANNESBURG The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), in collaboration with Graça Machel Trust, launched the 4th edition of its flagship report series today in Johannesburg, South Africa. The report entitled
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARE INTERNATIONAL AND GRAĂA MACHEL TRUST ANNOUNCE A JOINT COLLABORATION ON NUTRITION ADVOCACY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA By placing nutrition high on the development agenda, we can ultimately end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition outcomes and promote sustainable agriculture in Africa. Thursday, 18th May 2017 â Johannesburg, South Africa. CARE International (CI)
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.