Inside story. Welcome to inside story, im ray suarez. Grassa michelle was born in portuguese east africa, a part of the continent dominated by european columnists for 500 years. As a university student, she joined the independence struggle and went on to life a life impossible to imagine for most women in africa. More than a decade as a cabinet minister, wife to two president s. And Nelson Mandela of south africa. That makes her the first woman to be first lady of two different countries. Today she runs the grassa michelle trust, working to further the rites of women and africa. This year we present the michelle. We met at a world forum in oxford, u. K. , where michelle was awarded the scol global treasure award. I spoke to her and the c. E. O. Of the Skol Foundation. I started with a Simple Foundation does she really have a job . As i was looking over everything you have been doing for the last 20 years, and all the different projects youve been involved in, im wondering if in the 21s
Back now to be conversation with graca machel. She was in behind to receive the scol global treasure award in recognition of her advocacy of womens and childrens rites. Joining our conversation is sally osburg the c. E. O. Of the foundation, founding and encouraging social change and problem entrepreneursh entrepreneurship. She tells us why it is a disruptive force, and how its needed now, more than ever. What is is it . Social entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs disrupting the equill ibrya in our societies. That sound fancy, but they are working on the issues that graca machel described issues of child nutrition, issues of child mortality, issues of child empower. And education. Heath access and equity. All those issues come together for social entrepreneurs. They find Innovative Solutions that often have at their Heart Partnership and collaboration with the communities they serve. How does that differ from the aid model we are familiar with and why do you find it more preferable than the