Nqobile Masondo is one of the beneficiaries of the GraƧa Machel Scholarship programme who graduated with a doctoral degree in Botany in 2018. She shares her academic journey and her thoughts on the importance of education. Ā āIt was expected of me to go to university. My brothers and sisters expected me to go to
Ā āEach 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.ā- GraƧa Machel. Ā Ā On the 1st of December, 2018 Mrs. Machel gave an interview to Loyiso Madinga at the Goalkeepers event. The interview session titled āThe
Ā Ā Today is the International Day of the Girl Child. A day set aside by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the girl child, who often is left behind in development. This yearās theme is With Her: A Skilled Girl Force. As the GraƧa Machel Trust, this day is very special for us
25th July to 01st August, 2018, Mara, Tanzania Ā Ā Ā The Trust visited Mara Out-of -School project in Tanzania and met with different stakeholders including the Mara Project Team, Mara Alliance and government officials from the Regional, District and Municipal Commissioners and representatives from the Ministry of Education. Keys issues that emanated from these
Ā Nelson Mandela was an advocate. Throughout his life we note various points where he took a stand against social injustice. In his early life, Nelson Mandela went to prison for 27 years because he was one of the key champions that fought to end apartheid in South Africa. He believed that each individual carries
Dr Nkatha Murungi The rights of children are important and we need to ensure that there is awareness on the systems and laws that are in place to protect these civil liberties. In this piece we engage Dr Nkatha Murungi, the head of the Child and the Law Programme at the African Child
Ā Ā Ā Mrs. GraƧa Machel, the Founder of the GraƧa Machel Trust, and an international advocate for women and children visited Lilongwe, Malawi from 13th to 16th March, 2018 to hold meetings with Government Ministers, members of the parliament, the United Nations family of organisations, civil society, private business, youth and womenās organisations. She
23-25 May 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa The Childrenās Rights Programme welcomed 22 participants to the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescents Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) Advocacy Toolkit Training Workshop, including representatives of the Lead Implementing Partner organizations, namely Health Promotions Tanzania, Maikhanda Trust and FDC (Foundation for Community Development). Participants also included seven selected youth champions,
Ā 21 June 2017, Lusaka, Zambia Ā As part of a joint UNICEF-GMT advocacy partnership āRealization of the Rights of the African Child: Advancing a holistic agenda for change through advocacy, policy and practiceā, a high-level advocacy mission to Zambia was carried out in partnership with UNICEF Zambia on 20 to 22 June.
In line with the mandate from the UN Secretary-General, every year the Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent issues a report that provides an independent snapshot of progress on delivering promises to the worldās women, children and adolescents for their health and well-being..Ā read more...
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.