BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 20, CMC – The former First Lady of Mozambique, Dame Graça Machel, is due to arrive here on Wednesday at the start of a six-day visit that coincides with the Season of Emancipation, according to a government statement issued here.
It said that the African stateswoman, educator, humanitarian, and the widow of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, will participate in a number of related activities as well as meet with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and other government officials.
Dame Graça will visit the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and take part in Barbados/Africa Connections, where she will meet with South Africans living here.
The statement said the highlight of the visit will be her participation in the discussion ‘Dame Graça Machel in Her Own Words: Reflections on the Road to Freedom’, on Friday that also commemorates the United Nations International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
Dame Graça Machel, was one of Mozambique’s ministers of education and has been known to dedicate her life to advancing the rights of women and improving the lives of children.
In 2018, she was awarded the World Health Organization’s (WHO) highest honour, the WHO Gold Medal, for her tremendous contribution to the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents.
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