Women’s Land Rights in Africa – A Necessary Step for Progress #WD2023

Following our participation at Women Deliver, S4HL Global Advocacy Director Esther Mwaura-Muiru was interviewed about the campaign's work and why securing women's land rights is vital in creating the future we want.

Global Land Alliance joins growing women’s land rights movement

New members to Stand for Her Land help reinforce data advocacy efforts and improve understanding of impacts of gender-equal land rights.

Women’s Land Rights “Pot Song” — S4HL Bangladesh

The Bangladesh coalition produced a "pot song," a form of folk storytelling, to help raise awareness about women’s land rights around the country.

International Widows Day Webinar

23 JUNE 2023 — WiLDAF Tanzania and Landesa Tanzania have organized a strategic webinar session to gather more than 100 participants from multidisciplinary groups to reflect and strategize on bridging the policy and practice gap to strengthen women’s land rights, especially for widows.

Stand With Us: A Call to Action for Women’s Land, Housing, and Property Rights for People and Planet

27 JUNE 2023 — The Stand With Us global webinar will bring together Stand for Her Land coalitions and partners from six countries to share their progress in implementing the campaign since its launch in March 2022.

A major milestone for women’s land rights in Ethiopia

Country coalition lead Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia signed an agreement with the German Agency for International Cooperation and the Ethiopian government’s Women’s Land Rights Task Force to cooperate on strengthening women’s land and property rights in Ethiopia.

The nexus between gender, land rights and climate change

THE MONITOR — UCOBAC's Frances Birungi Odong explains how women in Uganda are more impacted by climate change than men, which is why securing women’s land rights has become critical in the war against climate change.

W7 Takeover: What commitments would G7 Leaders make if gender equality advocates had their say?

Equal Measures 2030 featured S4HL Global Advocacy Director Esther Mwaura-Muiru in a survey of gender equality advocates, asking these leaders how they would urge the G-7 countries to fulfill commitments to women’s rights and empowerment.

To Avert the Next Humanitarian Crisis, Empower Women and Girls

It is time to honor women as guardians – of the soils that grow our food and the forests that stand as a bulwark against climate change. To honor them is to support their work, learn from their experiences, listen to their wisdom, and include them at all decision-making tables.

Statement: The life of one of our colleagues in Colombia is at risk

We reject the violence that Jemima and the women of the cabildo have faced after making denunciations against an aggressor. We decry the danger to which they are exposed and call for urgency in taking the protective measures that this case deserves.