Open letter in response to the national emergency regarding violence against women in Colombia
In May, a national emergency regarding gender violence was declared in Colombia. The Coalition of Caribbean Women for Land and Territory wrote an open letter addressed to the women who are no longer here because they have been murdered; to those of us who are still here living day by day the situation of violence and resisting it; to our communities where many times we are not safe and to the Colombian State.
Realising Ethiopian Women’s Rights to Land
LAND PORTAL — The S4HL Ethiopia Coalition's partnership with GIZ and the Women's Land Rights Task Force will help align resources, networks, and efforts for the common vision of strengthening women's land rights.
NEW TOOL: The WLR Platform
The Women's Land Rights (WLR) Platform is a unique and powerful web-based resource that provides an inclusive space for women across the world to share and document their experiences and perspectives around land rights – amplifying voices, increasing visibility, building strategic cohesion, and advancing collaboration between WLR stakeholders. Learn more about the Platform and explore the map now.
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.