Paris, France - June 28, 2022Ā Ā Honourable President Banda, thank you for inviting me to this critically important gathering and for your kind words.Ā Ā Good afternoon, Excellencies and Distinguished Guests.Ā I would like to express my gratitude to my dear sister, Dr Oby and her team at Human Capital Africa for convening us
The GraƧa Machel Trust welcomes Shiphra Chisha as the new Director of Programmes. Ms Chisha's tenure began on Monday, 23rd May 2022. Her appointment clearly reflects the company's current state: ready to take on the future.Ā Ms Chisha holds a Master's in Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce in Economics from the University of Johannesburg and Strategic
07 April 2022 Ā Dr Peter Ngategize, family and friends of Mrs Peninah Ngategize- On behalf of the Founder of the GraƧa Machel Trust, Mrs GraƧa Machel, the Board of Trustees, the team at the Trust, the Trustās Family in Uganda, our networks partners across the continent and our partners wish to express our deepest
New Leadership at the GraƧa Machel Trust ā Melizsa Mugyenyi Welcomed as New Chief Executive Officer Ā Johannesburg, 7th September 2021-Ā Ā On behalf of theĀ Board of TrusteesĀ of the GraƧa Machel Trust, I am delighted to announce that Ms. Melizsa Mugyenyi has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GraƧa Machel Trust and
March 9, 2021 Today, on the Peopleās Vaccine Global Day of Action, we mark a year since we as a global family have been confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, humanity has shared in the collective trauma of managing an unfathomable magnitude of sickness and death in our midst. Together, in every corner of the
Ā Ā Johannesburg, November 3, 2020 Ā The GraƧa Machel Trust will mark its 10th anniversary this year by launching the Expanding Equality (EE) Initiative. The Trust was constituted with a primary goal of amplifying womenās movements, influence governance and promote womenās contributions and leadership in the economic, social and political development of Africa; and
Ā Award-winning WIMN member Ruth Kanyanga Kamwi Ā Ruth Kanyanga KamwiĀ is the Deputy Assignments Editor ā Community News for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and a member of the GraƧa Machel Trust Women in Media Network. She has worked for ZNBC for 20 as a radio and TV producer, as well as
Johannesburg, South AfricaĀ 05/08/2020 Ā 120 business women based in South Africa make up a group of entrepreneur cohorts under the GraƧa Machel Trust (GMT) Women Creating Wealth (WCW) program, an Entrepreneurship Development Programme that has already positively impacted 300 high growth entrepreneurs in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Ā The programme commenced in February of
Date: 28 July 2020 Ā The Southern Africa Trust, Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) and GraƧa Machel Trust invite members of the media and general public to join the Society Talks webinar. This is a public webinar series launched by Southern Africa Trust as a platform
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.