Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates, and Amal Clooney Convene Leaders Committed to Eradicating Child Marriage and Empowering Adolescent Girls
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 16 NOVEMBER 2023 – Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, global philanthropist Melinda French Gates, and leading human rights lawyer Amal Clooney convened influential leaders and experts, including former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique Graça Machel, for a discussion on ending child marriage to help further
The Graça Machel Trust Celebrates Women Entrepreneurs
Johannesburg, South Africa - 13 to 19 November marks World Entrepreneurship Week and the Graça Machel Trust Women Creating Wealth programme decided to pay homage to the women entrepreneurs it has been working with in South Africa. Held in Houghton Johannesburg, on November 14th, the Women Creating Wealth Entrepreneurs' Day brought together entrepreneurs, business coaches
Women Creating Wealth – Intergenerational (WCW-I) Edition Call for Applications
The Graça Machel Trust is expanding its Women Creating Wealth Programme - Intergenerational Edition (WCW-I) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to empower women in Africa and transform the continent's economies. With limited formal employment opportunities, young women face challenges in generating income. The goal is to impact 10,000 businesswomen, create $1 billion,
No woman left behind: Graça Machel welcomes the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Tanzania to the Expert Leaders Group
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 25 2023- HE Graça Machel, veteran human rights and gender equality advocate and Founder of the Graça Machel Trust, officially welcomed Mrs Sauda Kassim Msemo as the member of the Graça Machel Trust’s Expert Leaders Group at a meeting held in Dar es Salaam on the evening of July 24th
An African developmental agenda set by Africans and delivered by Africans
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania- July 25 2023, Machel meets with Tanzanian Networks, making a difference in people’s lives It has been said many times that the best solutions come from the very communities facing them. With the right support and guidance, people are resilient and find innovative ways of solving the challenges they face. Tanzania
Leadership transition at the Graça Machel Trust
The Board of the Graça Machel Trust wishes to announce the resignation of our much-respected CEO, Melizsa Mugyenyi, who came on board in 2021 to lead the Graça Machel Trust (GMT) and drove its turnaround process following the challenging COVID period. In her two years at the Trust, Melizsa has achieved a phenomenal amount,
The Trust supports and mobilises civil society networks on issues of ending child marriage, ending violence against children, ending female genital mutilation and promoting children’s 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 Children’s Rights and Development Programme aims at promoting the Global Strategy for women, children and adolescents’ 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 Trust’s 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 mother’s health and social economic conditions, the early years of a child’s life form a fundamental foundation that determines whether a child will survive and thrive optimally.