Graça Machel Quotes

born 1945 Mozambique

Dame Graça Machel FBA (née Simbine; born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is the widow of former President of Mozambique l (1975–1986) and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013).

Mozambique
Activists

Also known as: Graca Machel

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Africa’s socio-economic transformation will only be realized once we aggressively address gender-specific challenges, prioritize gender equality and women’s participation, and firmly entrench women in leadership positions at all levels in society.

Graça Machel: Women Must Redesign the table, and not just expect to be at the table (2018)

This is really a deeply rooted crisis of our family structures. We lack clarity on nurturing and educating our children to love and respect one another. It is in our families, churches, the community and the workplace where these issues must be addressed

A mother in pain: Graça Machel speaks on the gender based violence and xenophobia (2026)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Graça Machel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.