April 15
Africa: Reflecting On the Launch of the New Women Creating Wealth Agricultural Value Chains Programme
On the 4th April 2024, the Women Creating Wealth team proudly unveiled its Agricultural Value Chains Programme in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg Centre for… Read more »
April 12
Uganda: Financial Inclusion - a Conversation With Dr. Theopista Ntale Sekitto
"Working with the Trust made me appreciate the gap between the women who have a voice and the women who need our voice more." Read more »
March 22
Africa: Spotlight On Women Entrepreneurs - Successful Investor Showcase
In a bustling hall illuminated with the spirit of innovation and empowerment, the Afrishela and Women Creating Wealth Programme's investor showcase stole the spotlight as a beacon… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Africa: Highlights From the Women Creating Wealth and Afrishela Investor Showcase
In November the Graça Machel Trust held an Investor Showcase session in Johannesburg South Africa. This was organised by our two programmes; Women Creating Wealth (WCW) and… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Southern Africa: Graça Machel Trust's SADC Regional Convening Explores Digital Finance for Women's Financial Inclusion
The Graça Machel Trust (GMT) convened the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Convening to discuss the importance of digital finance in promoting women's… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Rwanda: Hon. Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye Joins Graça Machel Trust's Expert Leaders Group in Financial Inclusion
The Graça Machel Trust is excited to welcome Hon. Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, as the newest member of their esteemed Expert… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Africa: Helping Women Entrepreneurs to Start Creating Inter-Generational Wealth
Achieving gender equality, women's empowerment and youth participation is integral for economic growth on the African continent. Research has shown that money in the hands of women… Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Graça Machel Trust Partners With FASSET to Transform Women's Businesses
On 22 May the Graça Machel Trust's Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Enterprise Development Programme is proud to partner with the Finance, Accounting Services Sector Education… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Africa: Building Inclusive Energy Systems in Africa
The Graça Machel Trust (GMT), in partnership with Sasol-Mozambique and the Foundation for Community Development / Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Comunidade… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Africa: Áfrishela Selected to Emerging Impact Manager (EIM) for the Impactassets 50™ 2023
Afrishela (which means 'her money in Swahili ) and promoted by the Graça Machel Trust, is honoured to be named an Emeritus Manager by Impact Assets in its annual… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: Graça Machel Trust - Expert Leaders Group (ELG) in Financial Inclusion
The Expert Leaders Group (ELG) is a high-level expert group of strong African women leaders in the finance sector that are driving systemic actions to advance women's active… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Zambia: How Cooperatives Are Enabling Women to Take Advantage of Large-Scale Textile Business Opportunities
It has been over 29 years since the Zambian Federation of Associations of Women in Business (ZFWAB), which hosts the Graça Machel Trust's Network of Women in Business… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Southern Africa: Ground-Breaking Partnerships Critical Pathway to Achieving Impact for Women Access to Finance, Graça Machel Trust CEO Tells Panel
Women's financial inclusion should include a collective effort to ensure all women have adequate access to appropriate financial products. "Women are significant contributors and… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: AfCFTA Positioning Women and Youth As Drivers of Intra-African Trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Conference on Women and Youth in Trade, convened under the patronage of Tanzania President H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan and in… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Zimbabwe: Actions Needed to Close the Gender Financing Gap Post-Covid-19
The past two years have shown us that challenges in the financial inclusion gender gap exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic need to be closed for women to have equal access to… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Africa: Investment for Trade, Towards a More Resilient Africa
According to United Development Programme (UNDP), the COVID 19 pandemic exposed the risk of offshoring production of Africa's basic needs. From vaccines and PPE to wheat and oil,… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Africa: Finally, a Spark of Hope in Women's Financial Inclusion
The Graça Machel Trust was established in 2010 as a Pan-African advocacy organisation that tackles structural barriers to change the way public and private institutions… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Africa: Bridging the Gender Gap and Digitising Informal Markets
The Digital gender gap continues to expand across emerging markets. As a result, there is a rising need to address digital gender equality with targeted approaches, particularly… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Africa: Why We Need to Promote Female Leadership in Financial Sectors
Africa continues to be positioned as one of the fastest-growing leader in financial inclusion initiatives, with several markets at the forefront of establishing use cases for the… Read more »