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Graça Machel

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Graça Machel
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipSouth Africa, Mozambique Edit
Birth nameGraça Simbine Edit
Name wey dem give amGraça Edit
Family nameMachel Edit
Ein date of birth17 October 1945 Edit
Place dem born amPortuguese Mozambique Edit
SpouseSamora Machel, Nelson Mandela Edit
KiddieJosina Z. Machel Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationteacher, politician, minister Edit
Position eholdFirst Lady of Mozambique, Minister of Education and Culture, First Lady of South Africa, Member of the Council of State of Mozambique Edit
Educate forUniversity of Lisbon, Nachingwea military camp Edit
Work locationMaputo, Johannesburg Edit
Political party ein memberFRELIMO Edit
Religion anaa worldviewMethodism Edit
Participant insydFII 5th Edition in Riyadh Edit
Member ofThe Elders Edit

Graça Machel (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasɐ mɐˈʃɛl]; née Simbine [sĩˈbinɨ]; born 17 October 1945) be a Mozambican politician den humanitarian. Machel be an international advocate for women den kiddies dema rights wey na dem make am an honorary Dame Commander of de Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II insyd 1997 for ein humanitarian work. She be de woman per insyd modern history wey serve as First Lady of two countries: South Africa den Mozambique. She be de widow of former Presido of Mozambique Samora Machel (1975–1986) den former Presido of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013).

Graça Machel be a member of de Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals wey advocate at de highest levels for equitable den sustainable development insyd Africa. As a panel member, she dey facilitate coalition building to leverage den broker knowledge, den dey convene decision-makers to influence policy for lasting change insyd Africa.

Na she be de chancellor of de University of Cape Town between 1999 den 2019.

Early life den education

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Na dem born Graça Simbine 17 days after ein poppie ein death, de youngest of six kiddies,[1] insyd rural Incadine, Gaza Province, Portuguese East Africa (modern-day Mozambique). Na she attend Methodist mission schools before she gain a scholarship to de University of Lisbon insyd Portugal, wer na she study German den first cam be involved insyd independence issues.

Machel sanso dey speak French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese den English, as well as ein native Xitsonga language.

Political career

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Na Simbine return to Portuguese East Africa insyd 1973, wey na she join de Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) den dey work as a schoolteacher. Dey follow Mozambique ein independence insyd 1975, na dem appoint Simbine Mozambican ein first Minister of Education den Culture on 25 June 1975.

During ein tenure, na de number of students dem enrol insyd primary den secondary schools rise from about 40 per cent of all school-aged kiddies to over 90 per cent give males den 75 per cent give females.[2]

Later career

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Oda activities

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Corporate boards

  • Whatana Investment Group, chairwoman of de board of directors[3]
  • PME African Infrastructure Opportunities, senior advisor (since 2014), independent non-executive member of de board of directors (2007–2014)
  • Principle Capital Group, non-executive member of de board of directors (since 2004)

Non-profit organizations

  • Africa Progress Panel (APP), member[4]
  • African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), chairwoman of de international board of trustees[5]
  • ACCORD, chairwoman of the board of trustees (since 2008)[6][7]
  • Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA), chair of de Eminent Advisory Board[8][9]
  • Mo Ibrahim Foundation, member of de board
  • Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, chairwoman of de board of trustees[10]
  • Synergos, member of the board of directors[11]
  • Foundation for Community Development (FDC), founder den presido (since 1994)
  • VillageReach, honorary chairwoman of the board of directors[12]
  • International Crisis Group (ICG), former member of de board of trustees
  • United Nations Foundation, member of the board (1998–2007)[13]
  • Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), co-founder den former member of de board (since 1992)

Ein life matter

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Na Simbine marry Samora Machel, de first presido of Mozambique, insyd 1975. Togeda na dem get two kiddies: daughter Josina (born April 1976) den son Malengane (born December 1978). Na Samora Machel die insyd office insyd 1986 wen na ein presidential aircraft crash near de Mozambique-South Africa border. Josina be a women's rights activist wey na insyd 2020 dem list am as one of de BBC ein 100 Women.[14]

Na Graça Machel Mandela marry ein second husby, Nelson Mandela, insyd Johannesburg on 18 July 1998, Mandela ein 80th birthday. At de time, na Mandela dey serve as de first post-apartheid presido of South Africa. Mandela die of pneumonia on 5 December 2013.[15]

Honours, awards den international recognition

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Honours

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  • Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (GYC), 1997 (Spain).
  • Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), 1997 (United Kingdom).
  • Honorary Fellow of the British Academy (Hon FBA), 2017 (United Kingdom).

Awards

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  • Nansen Medal of de United Nations, 1995.
  • Global Citizen Award of de New England Circle, 1997.
  • InterAction's Humanitarian Award, 1997.[16]
  • North-South Prize of de Council of Europe, 1998.
  • Princess of Asturias Award (International Cooperation), 1998.
  • World's Children's Prize (togeda plus Nelson Mandela), 2005.
  • Decade Child Rights Hero (togeda plus Nelson Mandela) by 7.1 million kiddies thru a Global Vote, dem organize as part of de educational World's Children's Prize Program, 2010.[17]
  • World Health Organization Gold Medal, 2018.[18]
  • Major award from CARE as result-longstanding work on behalf of kiddies.[19]

Honorary doctorates

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  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon. DHL) from de University of Massachusetts, 2006.[20]
  • Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa (DPhil h.c.) from de University of Stellenbosch, 2008.[21]
  • Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) by University of Barcelona, 2008.[22]
  • Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) by University of Évora, 2008.
  • Doctor in Laws honoris causa (LL.D. h.c.) by Trinity College Dublin, 2015.[23]
  • Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) by Leiden University, 2021.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Graca Machel: There Is Nothing Exceptional About Me..." This Day Live. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Graça Simbine Machel". sahistory. 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Board of Directors Archived 23 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Whatana Investment Group.
  4. ↑ "Africa Progress Panel - Africa Progress Report 2012". Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. ↑ International Board of Trustees Archived 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine African Child Policy Forum (ACPF).
  6. ↑ Graça Machel elected chair of ACCORD Board of Trustees ACCORD, press release 18 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Mrs Graça Machel". ACCORD (in American English). Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Eminent Advisory Board". Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Reaching Every Woman and Every Child through Partnership" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Board of Trustees Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital.
  11. ↑ Board of Directors Synergos.
  12. ↑ Board of Directors Archived 6 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine VillageReach.
  13. ↑ Board United Nations Foundation.
  14. ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News (in British English). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Nelson Mandela Has Died, A Look Back at His Legacy". Biography (in American English). Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Graça Machel". United Nations. 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Graça Machel was named The World's Children's Prize Decade Child Rights Hero 2009 for her long and courageous struggle for children's rights, mainly in Mozambique". worldschildrensprize. 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Dignity of Women biography: Graça Machel". nelsonmandela.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "Graça Machel (Mozambique)". Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). United Nations Foundation profile
  20. ↑ "UMass honors Nelson Mandela with honorary degree". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Graça Machel to receive honorary doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch". University of Stellenbosch. 18 October 2007. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  22. ↑ "Graça Machel, investida doctora honoris causa a la UB". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Registrar : Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  24. ↑ "Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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