Josina Z. Machel

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Josina Z. Machel
Born
Josina Ziyaya Machel

April 1976 (age 49)
CitizenshipMozambique
Education University of Cape Town
Alma mater London School of Economics
OccupationActivist
OrganizationKuhluka Movement
Parents
Relatives Nelson Mandela (step-father)
Website josinazmachel.com

Josina Ziyaya Machel (b. April 1976) is a Mozambican human rights activist. She featured in the BBC's 100 Women in 2020.

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Biography

Machel family depicted on a capulana (Tropenmuseum Collection) COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Omslagdoek met portret regeringsleider van Mozambique TMnr 6163-1.jpg
Machel family depicted on a capulana (Tropenmuseum Collection)

Machel was born in Maputo in April 1976. [1] She is the daughter of former Mozambican President Samora Machel and Mozambican politician and social activist Graça Machel, who later married South African politician Nelson Mandela. [2] Her father had chosen the name of his first wife, the feminist activist Josina Machel, as a tribute to her. [3] Machel's father died in a plane crash, which some consider to have been murder, when she was 10 years old. [4] After her mother and Nelson Mandela began a relationship, Machel moved to South Africa and, following their marriage, became Mandela's stepdaughter. [4]

Machel studied Sociology and Political Science at the University of Cape Town, then studied for an MSc from the London School of Economics, in the same discipline. [5] Her MSc dissertation was entitled 'AIDS: Disease of Poverty or Patriarchy'. [6] One output of her research was the publication of the article 'Unsafe sexual behaviour among schoolgirls in Mozambique: a matter of gender and class', which was published in the journal Reproductive Health Matters. [6]

Awards and honours

Machel has been nominated for several awards and honours, including:

References

  1. ↑ Sopa, Antonio (ed), Samora: Man of the People, Maputo 2001.
  2. ↑ Mas, Cristina (24 November 2019). "Josina Machel: "Ser filla del president de Moçambic i fillastra de Mandela no m'ha evitat ser una víctima"". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Samora Machel's daughter among the 100 most influential women in the world". Plataforma Media. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Graça Machel on Mandela: 'I learned to separate the man from the myth'". The Guardian. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 Machel, Josina Z. (1 January 2001). "Unsafe sexual behaviour among schoolgirls in Mozambique: a matter of gender and class" . Reproductive Health Matters. 9 (17): 82–90. doi:10.1016/S0968-8080(01)90011-4. ISSN   0968-8080. PMID   11468850. S2CID   25290138.
  7. ↑ ""Trailblazer Award" 2016 for Josina Machel - AIM". Mozambique. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Josina Z. Machel - Mozambique". One Billion Rising Revolution. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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