Equipping children with increased skills, knowledge about their rights and where to go and seek help whenever they feel their rights have been violated has always been a priority for the Trust. The year 2020 saw the Child Rights Programme make concerted efforts to empower and strengthen children's capacity by developing Ā and conducting training for
āGirls are ready to leadā¦put girls in charge. You will be pleasantly surprised by what they can do.ā This riveting statement made by UN Womenās Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka captures the essence of the astute and engaging panel discussion on overcoming barriers to education for girls in a COVID-19 world. The online webinar held on
Credit: World Health Organisation website Screenshot Ā The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes that, if safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19 are developed, everyone, everywhere who could benefit from these vaccines should have access as quickly as possible, starting with those at highest risk. WHO has providedĀ recommendationsĀ about the populations that need to be
Immaculate Atwine, from Ntungamo District western Uganda, is an Agri-business women entrepreneur, specializing in processing pure millet flour for porridge and ghee from cow milk. Her company Nepstat Limited, like most companies, suffered several setbacks due to the lockdowns enforced by the government early in the year.Ā Ā Millet, image by Couleur, Pixabay.
Ā āIf you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.ā African Proverb. Ā GraƧa Machel Trust Women in Media Champion & Amnesty International Kenyaās Chairperson and advocate, Renee Ngamau was recently honoured for her dedication as a human rights defender to protect public land. Renee received
"Girls are not going to school; they are just sitting at home. Some are coming of age. Parents are facing an uncertain future due to loss of income caused by the coronavirus, so they are having the girls cut[go through female genital mutilation] and will marry them off," said Domtila Chesang in an anti-FGM campaigner
Ā Photo Credit: Zach Vessels Ā The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis. When it began to escalate worldwide, many countries to protect students, closed schools, colleges and universities. Since then the pandemic has brought unprecedented educational disruption with 1.2 billion students and youth across the continent affected due to
Ā Ā Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Ā Gender-based violence (GBV) is a public health issue that affects all members of society, but more significantly women and girls. GBV includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, psychological abuse and economic or educational deprivation. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a lot of women and children worldwide
Eliminate theĀ hoeĀ and replace with simple, accessible agricultural technologies. It has to be part of the āindustrialisationā of Africa!-Ā GraƧa Machel Ā "Women need to be at the forefront of agricultural industrialisation, at the decision-making table and throughout the value chain, including in the development of better farming technologies as African women are still using a farming
Nine years ago Jackie Bouvier bore a dream, the Black Philanthropy Month (BPM); a global celebration, revival and mobilization of Black giving in all its forms to advance black communities everywhere. Her dream has since been endorsed by over 30 governmental bodies including the United Nations declaring every August Black Philanthropy Month. To date, 17
The Trust supports and mobilises civil society networks on issues of ending child marriage, ending violence against children, ending female genital mutilation and promoting childrenās 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 Childrenās Rights and Development Programme aims at promoting the Global Strategy for women, children and adolescentsā 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 Trustās 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 motherās health and social economic conditions, the early years of a childās life form a fundamental foundation that determines whether a child will survive and thrive optimally.