Graça Machel
Una conciencia mundial para los niños atrapados en las guerras del mundo.
El ascenso
Combatiente por la libertad y primera ministra de Educación de Mozambique, Machel amplió el acceso a la escuela en un país recién independizado.
Lo que hicieron
Her landmark UN report on the impact of armed conflict on children reshaped global policy, and through The Elders she has championed children's and women's rights worldwide.
El cuadro completo
Uniquely the former first lady of two nations — Mozambique and South Africa — she has guarded her own independent moral voice.
Por qué importa
Machel proves leadership can be exercised through advocacy, measured by the most vulnerable a society protects.
“The way a society treats its children reveals its true heart.”