E7: Land for Equity
Food4Transformation — Beth Roberts, Landesa's lead for the Stand for Her Land Campaign, was interviewed in Food4Transformation's latest podcast episode about access to land, financial services, and gender equality.
Hundreds Attend Women In Agrifood Systems Gathering
HARVEST MONEY — S4HL Uganda helped organize a conference on critical issues affecting women in agrifood systems. Participants included women in agribusiness, representatives from government ministries and departments, agencies, the private sector, financial institutions, academia, non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations.
Emergence of a Change Maker: Monira Begum, paralegal of Faridpur
Watch a new video about Monira Begum and other community women and men in Bangladesh who were trained as paralegals on women’s land rights and social norms change. They now work together to support other community women who are facing land-related difficulties and access to government support systems.
Women’s Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition
IPS NEWS — "Land is pre-conditional to gender equality and sustainable development.” S4HL's Esther Mwaura-Muiru was quoted during the CSW68 session on Women’s Resource Rights to Advance Gender Equality, Poverty Alleviation, and Food Security in Agriculture hosted by IFAD and the Government of Canada.
S4HL is a WLR Commitment Maker
Stand for Her Land is a proud member of the Generation Equality Feminist Action for Climate Justice (FACJ) Action Coalition, where we are joined by an inspiring group of organizations working toward gender and climate justice. We’re excited to be one of the featured “55 Stories of Change” that FACJ released at UN CSW68 on Monday, March 18.
Press Release: New partnerships reinforce a growing movement for women’s land rights
New partners to Stand for Her Land Campaign including International Senior Lawyers Project, LandBridge, Land Portal, and UN Women reflect growing support for the movement for women’s rights to land with institutions from government and civil society.
Authorities Concerned about Increase in Number of Gender-based Land Conflicts
PERIL OF AFRICA — S4HL Uganda, along with partners UCOBAC and LOSCO, organized a human rights dialogue to discuss the increasing number of gender-based land conflicts in Kabale District.
To invest in women’s economic empowerment, finance solutions from the ground up
To close the gap on women's land rights, we must challenge discriminatory social norms, empower grassroots women to lead, and finance solutions from the ground up.
How funding gap is crippling women’s struggle for land justice
THE MONITOR — Ritah Kemigisa, the S4HL Campaign Communications Associate in Uganda, decries challenges faced by her gender due to a dual legal system that blends formal and cultural laws.
Museveni moves to ban army from land matters
THE MONITOR — S4HL Uganda advocate Ritah Kemigisa comments on how the president's decision to ban the army from engaging in land matters helps protect women's land rights by creating a safer environment for women.