20 November, 2019  The Graça Machel Trust is bringing the Women Creating Wealth Entrepreneurship Development Programme to South Africa. Women Creating Wealth is a Pan-African initiative that has significantly grown the businesses and positively impacted the entrepreneurial behaviours, skills, and confidence of women entrepreneurs.  The programme that has been tested in three African
 The Graça Machel Trustâs Nutrition Programme Manager, Ms. Rachel Toku-Appiah presented on the effects of hunger and nutrition as well as how issues of gender influence the outcome of our continentâs nutritional status. This presentation took place during the second session at the eighth International Policy Conference on the African Child in Addis Ababa
On the 23rd of May, Mrs Graça Machel gave opening remarks at the Eighth International Policy Conference on the African Child dedicated to the pressing issue of child hunger in Africa. She gave this presentation in her capacity as the chairperson for the International Board of Trustees for the African Child Policy Forum. The African
The Graça Machel Trust has been running a Youth Advocates programme. This is a mentorship programme targeting young people from Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia on how to champion Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, (RMNCAH+N) in their countries. In this series we bring you the people behind the programme - the
 Mrs. Graça Machel and president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana are Sustainable Development Goal champions. On the 6th of May, they hosted the first ever Inter-Generational Dialogue in Accra Ghana. These dialogues aim at setting the tone for global discussions among Young Future Leaders, City Mayors, Captains of Business
 Something exciting is happening at the Graça Machel Trust. In 2020 we will realize our first 10 years of existence. We are excited that you have been part of our journey. Over the next 12-months we will be showcasing our 10-year journey, the highlights and success as well as the stories of impact featuring
âFor society to attempt to solve its desperate problems without the full participation of even the very young people is unintelligent.â â Alvin Toffler.  The Graça Machel Trustâs Women in Media Network (WiMN) is a group of journalists that are focused at changing the narrative of how women and children are portrayed in the
12 February, 2019  The Graça Machel Trust is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to support the development of a Pan African investment vehicle to accelerate womenâs economic empowerment. The grant will support the design process that allows the Trust to seek partnerships with financial institutions to
Priscilla Brandt is a 24- year old Law graduate from Kimberley. She did her high school education in an under resourced public school in Galeshwe. For Priscilla, this was not a deterrent, she saw it as an opportunity to reverse the trajectory African children reliant on the public education system face. Â Priscilla was diligent
Graça Machel, Founder, Graça Machel Trust  From the beginning, Mandela was a visionary and influential political figure. For those of us who knew and loved him, Madiba will forever be the man who, together with his generation, led his people to freedom.  In these troubled and turbulent times, where faith in leaders is
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.