The Elders back NHI health reforms in South Africa to build social solidarity
CAPE TOWN, 3 September 2019  The Elders today expressed their support for the National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms proposed by South Africaâs President Cyril Ramaphosa, and urged all stakeholders to act with ambition and urgency to improve publicly-funded healthcare and build social solidarity.  Graça Machel, Deputy Chair of The Elders, Gro Harlem Brundtland,
Invest2Impact Officially Launches in Kenya
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) partner to bolster women entrepreneurs in East Africa 2X Challenge Members inaugurate competition to empower women entrepreneurs in East Africa  Nairobi, Kenya â July11, 2019 â Leading development finance institutions(DFIs) including FinDevCanada, Commonwealth Development Corporation Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Human Rights as Upholding the Dignity of Women
 Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They [all humans] are endowed with reason and conscience and should act in a spirit of brotherhood. The Graça Machel Trust, through an approach of Pan African collective
Celebrating Human Rights Day: âWe Are Not Free till We Are All Freeâ
  Today we celebrate Human Rights Day. We thank the many great women whose conviction and courage drove them to voice and act against gender injustices with the belief womenâs rights is indeed, a Human Right. They worked hard to change laws, attitudes and behaviours in order to achieve the freedoms most women enjoy
Press Release: On International Womenâs Day, the Graça Machel Trust spotlights African womenâs agricultural potential to address hunger and malnutrition in Africa
7 March, 2019 International Womenâs Day has become a worldwide rallying point to support the progression of women and girlsâ rights across the world. This year International Womenâs Day focuses on âBetter the balance, better the worldâ and offers an opportunity to reflect on the role women play in agriculture and identify what can be