It is estimated that over 400 million children are currently living on the African continent. But, how many children are aware of the existing child rights systems and mechanisms designed to protect their rights? According to Child Rights International Network, children are affected by all of the Sustainable Development Goals, and not only poverty, hunger,
The HAKI journey In 1994 James Cameron wrote the story to the 3-D sci-fi film Avatar, which was only released globally in 2009, and went on to make close to US$3 billion on the Box Office[1]. So why did he wait for so long to release the movie? Because in 1994, the technology to develop
The GraƧa Machel Trust'sĀ Investment Team held three entrepreneur roundtables in June, August and November 2021. These sessions pulled together over 33 entrepreneurs from South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Ā Different business sectors, including Agribusiness, Agro-processing, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Education, Financial Services, Construction, Health, Technology, Transport, Creative and Mining, attended the sessions.
The Graca Machel Trust (GMT)ās Women members of Network of Africa Business Women ā Uganda (NABW-U), under their organisation of Women in Self Employment Organization (WISE), shared their experiences and challenges as entrepreneurs. The conversation was centred around challenges fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and how to deal with them. In addition, the series encouraged
The Angaza Awards: Women to Watch in Banking and Finance program has opened the call for entries for the "2021 Top 10 Women to Watch" list to feature women across the various industries that make up the financial services sector. The entry period for the Award runs from 1st August 2021 to 30th October 2021.
"The role of media is to bring all network ideas together. In the same spirit of having a visible network, we have to work together. We must find ways to communicate and support one another. Amplify each other's voices on social media." - Ms Susan Makore, the Deputy Chairperson of the GraƧa Machel Trust Women
Opportunities exist to deepen and accelerate financial inclusion through digital finance as a lever for contributing to economic recovery and growth. On 25th August 2021, the GMT Expert Leaders Group (ELG) and the Network leads held a joint meeting to highlight the 3-year work plan and regional analysis of COVID-19 Women's Financial Inclusion in the
Women Creating Wealth (WCW) South Africa Women in Agribusiness 2021The latest Women Creating Wealth(WCW) South Africa Women in Agribusiness cohort graduated in a virtual event on August 13, 2021. The 26 graduates went through a 16-week programme first piloted as a 10month programme in 2016 in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania. The programme uses the interactive GAIM
Participants of Network of African Business Women (NABW) Zimbabwe event. Ā āCOVID -19 brought new challenges and changed the way we do business. However, we should not forget that some businesses thrived because of it, and new ideas also formed. So while we try to cope and navigate the pandemic, let us also
New Faces New Voices (NFNV) Kenya partners withĀ Stichting Women WinĀ on virtual Knowledge Exchange forums. Under the themeĀ Cross-Sector Partnerships in East Africa to Advance Womenās Economic Resilience.Ā The program involves five knowledge exchange sessions on Women's Health, Access to Markets, Corporate, Governance, and Finance. The first two sessions held on 1st and 8th July respectively focused on
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.