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 »

Africa: Women Leading in the Financial Sector - Role Models and Inspirational Leaders

Women's financial inclusion has long been a critical driver of untapped economic growth. Bridging the funding gap for women-owned businesses in Africa and advocating for policy… Read more »

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 »

East Africa: From Evidence to Action - Unleashing the Potential of the Back2School Project

Education is a fundamental and widely recognised human right, yet UNESCO estimates that over 60 million children are missing out on primary education. Behind these staggering… Read more »

Tanzania: No Woman Left Behind - Graça Machel Welcomes Deputy Governor of Bank of Tanzania to Expert Leaders Group

HE Graça Machel, veteran human rights and gender equality advocate and Founder of the Graça Machel Trust, officially welcomed Mrs Sauda Kassim Msemo as the member of… Read more »

Africa: An African Developmental Agenda Set By Africans and Delivered By Africans

Machel meets with Tanzanian Networks, making a difference in people's lives Read more »

Africa: Why We Need Transformational Leadership to Realise the Pan-African Dream

Nelson Mandela's legacy is one of courage, resilience, and leadership. His vision of a united Africa requires transformational leadership to be achieved. One of his most profound… Read more »

South Africa: Leadership Transition At the Graça Machel Trust

The Board of the Graça Machel Trust wishes to announce the resignation of our much-respected CEO, Melizsa Mugyenyi, who came on board in 2021 to lead the Graça Machel… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Women Creating Wealth Launches a Book Which Has a Collection of Stories By African Women Entrepreneurs

Africa is believed to have the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs. Despite the challenges women face in many African countries, they make remarkable strides in… Read more »

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 »

Africa: 98 Million Reasons to Review the Effectiveness of Accelerated Education Models

Despite the consensus that education is a human right and agreement on the role it plays in human and social development, the issue of out-of-school children and children at risk… Read more »

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 »

Southern Africa: The Fair4ALL Project - Supporting Efforts to Increase Opportunities for Women Small-Scale Producers

For many years, the Graça Machel Trust has worked with women-led farmers to propel them beyond subsistence farming into viable businesses that participate equitably in the… Read more »

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 »

Africa: Graça Machel - Time100 Impact Awards Acceptance Speech

Dubai, UAE - February 12, 2023 Read more »

Africa: Graça Machel Keynote - Engagement and Empowerment Forum (GEEF) 2023

Seoul, Republic of Korea - Thursday, February 2, 2023 Read more »

Africa: Message From the CEO - 2022, a Year of Transformation

At our core, we are an African-rooted organisation led by African women, who are co-creating solutions to some of the Continent's biggest challenges together with the communities… Read more »

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 »

Zambia: Meet Jacqueline Dube, a Driving Force Contributing to the Growth of the Textile Cooperative in Zambia

Five inspiring facts about Jacqueline Dube. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Climate Change and Child Rights in Africa - Impact and Accountability

H.E. Ms Graça Machel - Chair, International Board of Trustees of ACPF Read more »

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 »