The international humanitarian and former first lady of South Africa talks about her goals for the future of Africa
t’s become something of a cliche to attribute some of the greatness of a man to the woman standing at his side. With Graça Machel that would apply twice, first as the widow of Mozambique’s revolutionary first President, Samora Machel, then as the third wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela. But the impact of Machel’s work as a lifelong advocate for women and children’s rights spreads far beyond the men who have stood by her side.
As education minister, Machel saw school enrollment nearly double to include most of the nation’s boys, and 75% of the girls. It was that gap that set her on a trajectory to promote the rights of women and girls, starting with a campaign to foster girls’ education across Africa, followed by another to end child marriage.
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