 The 2018 High Level Policy Dialogue on Transforming Africaâs Agriculture was held from the 20th to the 22nd of November in Maputo, Mozambique. The Dialogue was a collaborative effort of four organizations - the Mandela Institute or Development Studies (MINDS), the Food, Agriculture and Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Graça Machel Trust (GMT), and
 âEach of you young people is doing amazing work, but alone you are a drop. You must join with others to become a river and then an ocean.â- Graça Machel.   On the 1st of December, 2018 Mrs. Machel gave an interview to Loyiso Madinga at the Goalkeepers event. The interview session titled âThe
On the 1st of December, on the margins of the Global Citizen week which honored the legacy of Nelson Mandela, The Motsepe foundation hosted a Sustainable Development Breakfast Panel discussion themed Achieve equality by ending all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.  Professor Thuli Madonsela, Mrs. Graça Machel and Dr.
âI encourage creative and innovative learning models which capitalize on e-learning and online knowledge to be incorporated into learning environments.â- Mrs. Graça Machel    The second Yidan Prize Summit returned to Hong Kong on 10 December 2018, with a mission to tackle just âhowâ the issues facing the global education system can be
 Congratulations Leila Akahloun: Most Influential People of African Descent (2018)  The Graça Machel Trust family is proud to celebrate Leila Akahloun who was named in the Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 under the Humanitarian and Religious category by Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD).  Leila Akahloun is an international development professional
Women make significant contributions to ending hunger and are responsible for ensuring their families have well-balanced diets to fight malnutrition. Women are also responsible for growing and preparing most of the meals in any household and contribute significantly to Sustainable Development Goal Two (SDG2) â Zero Hunger. African agriculture overall is dominated by smallholder farmers
 Happy Rwechungura One of the suggestions that the United Nations made on what farmers and agribusinesses can do to help achieve food security was that âfarmers and smallholders should promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, indigenous peoples and youth, because Zero Hunger can only succeed in a society that is
 This week we commemorate World Food Day, a day that focuses on achieving #ZeroHunger by the year 2030. One of the suggestions that the United Nations made on what farmers and agribusinesses can do to help achieve food security was that âfarmers and smallholders should promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, indigenous
Today is World Food Day. This year is a build-up to achieving #ZeroHunger by the year 2030. One of the suggestions that the United Nations made on what farmers and agribusinesses can do to help achieve food security was that âfarmers and smallholders should promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, indigenous peoples and
 The Graça Machel Trust would like to congratulate our very own Vimla Naidoo for her role as a co-editor of the book âI Remember Nelson Mandelaâ with Sahm Venter. Vimla who has worked with both Nelson Mandela and Mrs Machel for many years says it was a great honour for her to be one
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.