New Short Film: “The Land Is Our Mother” – Stand for Her Land Kenya
Watch a new film from S4HL Kenya about coalition member Northern Vision, a community-based organization that is helping build a future where women lead, families thrive, and communities live in harmony with their land.
S4HL at CSW69
Stand for Her Land representatives from around the world will be at CSW69 this March. Learn more about our events and advocacy messages.
New Short Film: Challenges related to women’s access to land in Senegal
An overview of the issue of women's access to land in Senegal shows that they are land users and pillars of agricultural development. But, in general, they do not have secure access to land.
Activists have opposed a provision in the Marriage Bill
Bukedde — Stand for Her Land Uganda urged Parliament to reject a provision in the Marriage Bill 2024 requiring spouses to share responsibility for each other’s debts. S4HL’s Mwebe Kalibala emphasized the need for fair asset division based on individual contributions, noting the growing financial independence of women.
‘Define sharable matrimonial and individual property in Bill’
Parliament of Uganda — S4HL Uganda urged Parliament to uphold the Supreme Court’s ruling on matrimonial property while reviewing the 2024 Marriage Bill. The coalition emphasized recognizing both financial and non-financial spousal contributions in property division and called for protections for women in customary marriages.
In Uganda, a Collective Approach Delivers Transformative Change for Women, Families, and Communities
In Uganda, the S4HL movement is transforming women’s land rights, empowering communities, and driving lasting, grassroots-led change.
Access to land: Women put to the test by customs and traditions
Sunuker FM — CICODEV and S4HL Senegal are profiled for their investment in grassroots women's leadership to catalyze a strong and robust movement for women's land rights.
Generation Equality Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights Leaders convene in Kenya
UN Women Africa — Stand for Her Land's Esther Mwaura-Muiru emphasized the need to amplify local stories and solutions at the EJR retreat to help define pathways for advancing the Action Coalition’s work on gender-transformative economies in the years ahead.
New Short Film: Stand for Her Land in Ethiopia
S4HL Ethiopia has released an inspiring new short film highlighting the challenges women face in securing land rights—and the transformative impact of the Stand for Her Land Campaign.
Land Rights and Equitable Climate Finance: Missing Strategies in Corporate Sustainability
SustainabilityX — S4HL was highlighted as a network that corporations and private sector alliances can partner with to adopt policies that prioritize tenure rights, community-land management, and more equitable finance flows.