The GraƧa Machel Trust, (GMT), the Nelson Mandela Childrenās Fund, (NMCF) and the Foundation for Community Development (FDC) are greatly concerned about the unfolding effects of Cyclone Idai across parts of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The increasing death toll and numbers of women and children uncounted for is extremely worrisome. The devastation has left communities
Brigida during her graduation ceremony āI decided to pursue engineering to prove and make other women understand that societyās stereotypes cannot stop them, because in the reality girls and boys have the same abilityā¦what we need itās to find out what we are passionate for and follow our hearts,ā- Brigida Saide, GraƧa Machel
My name is Victoria Mwanukuzi, Managing Director of Nyanzobe Insight Limited. A company that deals with horticulture production, mainly tomatoes, coloured capsicum, okra, cucumbers as well as mangoes. I started my business in 2015 immediately after leaving my formal employment to start my own business. My decision was inspired by a project I had worked
This yearās international Womenās Day theme is Better the Balance, better the world. We asked members of our networks what this yearās theme means to them. This is what they had to say: Ā Ā Ā āAs a media manager, better balance means more women in decision making positions and increased voices of women in
āFor society to attempt to solve its desperate problems without the full participation of even the very young people is unintelligent.ā ā Alvin Toffler. Ā The GraƧa Machel Trustās 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
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. Ā Priscilla was diligent
āQuality of education is a sine qua non condition for children and youth to grasp the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Centuryā- GraƧa Machel. Ā Ā Ā Ā The GraƧa Machel Trust, through its Childrenās Rights Programme recognises the International Day of Education which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 03
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
Andia Chakava, the Trust's Investment Director and Chairperson of New Faces New Voices Kenya Chapter, Women in Finance for the GraƧa Machel Trust successfully convened and led the I AM 2.0 Initiative. Ā The initiative seeks to build on the successes and lessons of the I AM 1.0 campaign to further generate innovative solutions in
"There is power in your story, no matter how devastatingā ā Oprah Winfrey Ā It was an exciting day as the GraƧa Machel Trust, The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Kuhluka Movement witnessed multitudes of people as they came together to host Oprah Winfrey pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the Soweto campus of the University
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.