Graça Machel Trust- Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Programme Overview
Graça Machel Trust- Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Programme Overview
Financial Inclusion Project Documentary Launch Report
On 8th March 2022, the Graça Machel Trustsâ Women Economic and Social Advancement (WESA) Programme launched a Financial Inclusion Project Documentary to mark this yearâs Womenâs Month celebrations. The launch, which took place virtually via Zoom and Facebook Live, spotlighted the impact stories of some of the women entrepreneurs from the âmissing middleâ who have
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Documenting Financial Inclusion Best Practices: Experiences of 60 Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa and Zambia
The aim of this report is to document best practices by taking a micro-level deep dive into why women entrepreneurs applying for 'missing middle' funding (i.e., in the range of USD 30 000â USD 500 000) more often fail than succeed. This report focuses on the demand and supply issues related to women entrepreneurs access
The Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy
POLICY SUMMARY: The vision of the Graça Machel Trust (the Trust) is to nurture caring societies that value social justice, promote, and protect the rights of women and children. This vision as well as the Trustâs commitment to upholding human dignity and human rights anchors the organisationâs work. The Trust is committed to inculcating a
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.