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 »
April 04, 2023
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 »
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 »
February 13, 2023
Africa: Graça Machel - Time100 Impact Awards Acceptance Speech
Dubai, UAE - February 12, 2023 Read more »
February 02, 2023
Africa: Graça Machel Keynote - Engagement and Empowerment Forum (GEEF) 2023
Seoul, Republic of Korea - Thursday, February 2, 2023 Read more »
December 16, 2022
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 »
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 29, 2022
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 »
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 07, 2022
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 »
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 19, 2022
Africa: Call for Application - Women Creating Wealth
A significant challenge women small business owners face is raising finance to grow their businesses. It is estimated that women's financing gap is $42 billion. The Graça… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Africa: Graça Machel - 2022 Lifetime African Philanthropy Recipient
The Graça Machel Trust is delighted to announce that its Founder, Mrs Graça Machel is this year's Lifetime African Philanthropy 2022 Recipient. Mrs Machel was… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Zimbabwe: Unpacking the Impact of Covid-19 Reports From Zimbabwe and Uganda
According to a UN Women Report on the impact of COVID-19, it not only had a profound shock on our societies and economies, but the pandemic also underscored society's reliance on… Read more »
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 »
Zimbabwe: To Have a Voice Is Power - Women in Finance Leadership Series
"Women will come in their thousands and millions but will have no face. When the moment of truth comes but they will have no voice. To have a voice is power. It allows one not only… Read more »
July 17, 2022
Africa: "Why Has Society Normalized Inequality in All Aspects of Life?" - Graça Machel
Everyday inequality-related issue contributes to the death of 21,300 people. And this is a conservative estimate of the victims resulting from hunger, extreme weather events due to… 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 »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Continent's Learning Crisis is 'Failure of Monumental Proportions'
June 28, 2022 Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: Protecting Children Is Our Collective Responsibility
"We should be respectful, but we must also have the courage to stop harmful practices that impoverish girls, women and their communities" - Graça Machel, Founder - The… 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 31, 2022
Africa: Govts Urged to Stamp Out the Horror of Witchcraft Accusations Against Children
Witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against African children are hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most gruesome forms of violence against children. Read more »
May 30, 2022
Africa: The Graca Machel Trust Welcomes Ms Shiphra Chisha As Its New Director of Programmes
The Graça Machel Trust welcomes Shiphra Chisha as the new Director of Programmes. Ms Chisha's tenure began on Monday, 23rd May 2022. Her appointment clearly reflects the… Read more »