What outcomes can be attributed to Graça Machel?
Mozambican former Minister of Education who founded the Graça Machel Trust and led a UN assessment of the impact of armed conflict on children.
8 documented outcomes: 5 self-reported, 2 pledged, 1 delivered.
Report prompted adoption of General Assembly resolution 51/77, which established the mandate of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Donations received R21,330,014 in 2015 (R14,899,955 in 2014); 2015 surplus R4,871,957
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Network membership: Kenya over 250,000; Zambia over 25,000; Tanzania over 11,300; Zimbabwe over 7,800; Uganda over 2,000; five new networks registered
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91 alumni from 11 African countries
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Targets: reach one million women; 90% financial inclusion of women by 2020; train 30,000 women over five years; planned Women Investment Fund of US$16-20 million
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Targets: 10,000 metric tonnes of legume seed; 250,000 female grain producers identified
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Women's networks active across 7 countries; direct work with women entrepreneurs in 4 countries (Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa); out-of-school children re-enrolment work in 3 countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania)
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Over 4,000 women gained knowledge to use assets such as livestock and machinery as loan collateral
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26 Oct 2026 Record published and reviewed.
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