South Africa: 'We Are Not Here to Help Women Make Ends Meet, We Are Here to Help Women Break Ceilings, Build Wealth, and Lead Value Chains.' - Shiphra Chisha

Graça Machel Trusts' AWAB South Africa launches with women agripreneurs at the centre Read more »

South Africa: Graça Machel Trust Trailblazers At the G20 Summit

During this year's G20 side events, our colleagues joined leaders, activists and policymakers and spoke on various panels, showing what it looks like when women are not only spoken… Read more »

South Africa: Graça Machel Trusts' Networks Are Turning Evidence Into Everyday Change for Women

Women in finance turn evidence into action in South Africa Read more »

Africa: Designing Capital That Truly Fits Women-Led Businesses

At this year's AVPA Annual Conference in Nairobi, Afrishela's Senior Investment Officer Jane Mbinya stood firmly for women entrepreneurs who are too often left out of traditional… Read more »

Africa: Andia Chakava - Reframing Solidarity in Africa-Canada Relations

"We are creating a scenario where women are over-mentored but underfunded. Because they get into programmes, get inspired, gain new ideas, yet there is no money to fund those… Read more »

Zambia: 'I Have Never Shrunk Because I Am a Woman' - Dr Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula's Journey From Law to Central Banking and to Purpose-Led Change

As a young girl growing up in Zambia, Dr Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula was raised in a home that was both politically alive and powerfully affirming. Her father, a former freedom fighter… Read more »

Cameroon: Gisèle Yitamben Is Helping Women in Camerron Turn Their Work Into Security

"Women work incredibly hard, yet too many of their businesses remain at subsistence level," says Gisèle Yitamben. "If we want real change, we must finance what women do." Read more »

Malawi: 'Policies Must Become Opportunities' - Selina Mwenelupembe's Journey From Business Owner to System-Shifter

In 2016, when Selina Mwenelupembe joined the Graça Machel Trust's Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Ignite programme, she expected to gain stronger business skills. She wanted to… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Girls At the Heart of Change

We love to see it: 14-Year-Old Tapiwa Aisha Magureyi is using social media as a force for good Read more »

Africa: Rio Innovation Week 2025 - Graça Machel Urged Innovators to Put People Before Technology

In August this year, Mrs Graça Machel joined global innovators and leaders at Rio Innovation Week 2025 in Brazil, at Pier Mauá in Rio de Janeiro. She called for a… Read more »

Africa: Graça Machel Shares Ubuntu With Canadian Sector Leaders

During her recent visit to Canada, Mrs Graça Machel continued to use her global voice to call for more humane, just and inclusive societies. In Québec, she joined… Read more »

Senegal: Wcw Senegal's First Country Forum Puts Women Entrepreneurs At the Heart of Economic Policy

On 20 November 2025, Women Creating Wealth Senegal held its first-ever Country Forum & Certification Ceremony at Noom Hôtel, in Dakar. This was a historic milestone that… Read more »

Africa: Grace for the World Concert - September 13, 2025 Remarks - Graça Machel 'Be Justice'

Be Justice. Read more »

Africa: 'Equality Is Not a Dream but an Imperative' - Aurora Honoured Graça Machel's Lifelong Advocacy

Mrs Graça Machel was recognised by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative at its 10th Anniversary Prize Ceremony for her lifelong contribution to advancing human dignity. Read more »

Africa: Mrs Machel Leads Conversation On.... Calls for Human Dignity in the Age of AI

Mrs Graça Machel recently joined leaders, Nobel Laureates, artists and visionaries at the World Meeting on Human Fraternity in the Vatican City, where she opened the Human… Read more »

Africa: From the Ground Up - Closing the Gap Between Policy and Practice for Women Entrepreneurs

South Africa boasts an extensive and evolving policy framework aimed at advancing women's participation in the economy. From preferential procurement legislation to financial… Read more »

Africa: Women Creating Wealth 2025 Entrepreneurs Summit - a Grounded and Soulful Pathway to Collective Action

Africa stands at a moment of possibility, where women's economic participation is central to the continent's renewal. Under the theme "Breaking Barriers, Building Wealth," the… Read more »

Malawi: Cultivating Health, Hope, and Economic Growth Through Agribusiness

"Focus on what you want to achieve and stay open to learning. Knowledge from experts and peers can change your whole trajectory. I would tell my younger self that humility and… Read more »

South Africa: Building the Women Creating Wealth Business Community

Rediscovering the wealth we already hold: Reflections by Korkor Cudjoe, Senior Entrepreneurship Manager, Graça Machel Trust Read more »

Tanzania: Putting Women At the Centre of Tanzania's Startups

"Women are not a side note in Tanzania's startup story; we are builders of the economy," says Anabahati Mlay, Country Manager for Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Tanzania and Co-Chair… Read more »

South Africa: Trailblazer Spotlight - Yuthika Ramsunder

Congratulations to Yuthika Ramsunder, Intern in the Office of the Founder, on graduating with a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand,… Read more »

Africa: The Graça Machel Trust Welcomes Mrs Aishah N. Ahmad, CFA, OFR As New Chair of the Expert Leaders' Group

The Graça Machel Trust is pleased to announce Mrs. Aishah N. Ahmad, CFA, OFR, former Deputy Governor (Financial System Stability) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the new… Read more »

Africa: Masterclass in Human-Centered Leadership at Women Create Wealth Summit #WCW2025 – Theo Sowa and Reeta Roy

Masterclass in Human-Centered Leadership at Women Create Wealth Summit #WCW2025 – Theo Sowa and Reeta Roy Read more »

Africa: Women Creating Wealth Summit #WCWSummit2025 – Unleashing Economic Power

As we open the #WCWSummit2025, our CEO Theo Sowa and Director of Programmes Shiphra Chisha (M.Inst.D), MBA set the tone for the day, centered on purpose, impact, and collective… Read more »

Southern Africa: From Limpopo to the SADC Stage - a Young Poultry Farmer's Journey

"It's an honour to stand on a regional platform as a voice for Limpopo's women farmers. It's a reminder that rural excellence matters, and that women from underrepresented areas… Read more »