Press Release (Embargoed until 07 December 2016 at 16:00hr) Graca Machel and UNICEF Regional Director, Leila Pakkala on joint advocacy in Namibia to support nutrition and child rights initiatives 07 December 2016 - Global Child Rights Advocate, Mrs. Graça Machel and UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Ms. Leila Pakkala, are in Namibia
PRESS RELEASE Immediate Release The Graça Machel Trust celebrates the first graduates of its Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Programme Celebrating 91 women entrepreneur graduates from Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania Johannesburg, 1st December 2016 The Graça Machel Trust believes that the economic development of the continent requires the inclusive and sustained participation of women at all
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release Graça Machel Trust announces new initiative to create a powerful movement of African women focused on advancing Africaâs future Women Advancing Africa initiative launched at an intimate gathering of African women leaders hosted by Mrs. Graça Machel Johannesburg, South Africa, August 15, 2016 â The Graça Machel Trust (GMT) announced
GRAĂA MACHEL TRUST NA WASHIRIKI WA MARA ALLIANCE WAMEDHAMIRIA KUTEKELEZA MRADI MKUBWA KWA KUBAINI, KUWAANDIKISHA NA KUREJESHA WATOTO 20,000 WALIO NJE YA SHULE IFIKAPO DESEMBA 2017 KATIKA MKOA WA MARA, TANZANIA Musoma, Tanzania, Aprili 5, 2016 Maelfu ya watoto kati ya miaka 7 na 14, mpaka sasa wameacha shule katika mkoa wa Mara, Tanzania, mradi
The Trust supports and mobilises civil society networks on issues of ending child marriage, ending violence against children, ending female genital mutilation and promoting childrenâs 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 Childrenâs Rights and Development Programme aims at promoting the Global Strategy for women, children and adolescentsâ 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 Trustâs 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 motherâs health and social economic conditions, the early years of a childâs life form a fundamental foundation that determines whether a child will survive and thrive optimally.