New Video: A Thousand Voices
Around 2,500 people, mostly landless and Indigenous women from around Bangladesh, attended a mass gathering in Dinajpur and raised their voices strongly against the "Zero Landless" declaration of the government. The event was organized by the Community Development Association (CDA) and ALRD with the support of the Stand for Her Land (S4HL) Campaign.
S4HL at COP16
Stand for Her Land representatives from around the world will be at UNCCD COP16 this December. Learn more about our events, advocacy messages, and more.
Iniciativa de educación y comunicación popular sobre masculinidades no violentas
COLOMBIA — La coalición S4HL Colombia ha desarrollado la iniciativa de educación y comunicación popular, "Ajá... ¿y por qué no? Hombres comprometidos con la equidad de género." Comprende cinco capítulos de producciones sonoras en español sobre masculinidades no violentas y una guía pedagógica para acompañar conversaciones comunitarias con hombres líderes de organizaciones, comunidades y compañeros de las mujeres de la Coalición.
The S4HL Colombia coalition has developed the popular education and communication initiative "Aha... And Why Not? Men Committed to Gender Equity." It includes five chapters of sound productions in Spanish on non-violent masculinities and a pedagogical guide to accompany community conversations with male leaders of organizations, communities and partners of women in the Coalition.
Quarterly Updates – August 2024
Catch up on the latest updates from each S4HL coalition.
New case study supports gender-equitable land rights to reach land degradation neutrality
Landesa and S4HL Ethiopia have released a case study on land degradation neutrality policy in the country, its impact, and its relationship to women’s land rights.
Confronting land degradation via women’s land rights
When women do have secure land rights, they are able to invest in sustainable land management practices that restore degraded lands and prevent future harm.
NEW VIDEO: Social Change Maker Rita Murmu, community leader in Dinajpur
Hear from Rita Murmu, social change maker and community leader, and various people from her community about their journey to learn about, strengthen, and then take action for women's land rights in Chehelgazi, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
Her Land O’clock Podcast on Gender Responsive Land Governance and WLRs
In a new episode, UCOBAC's Ritah Kemigisa sits down with Enoc Mutahi, the Senior Land Management Officer for Mityana District, as he shares his perspectives on gender and women's land rights, highlighting gaps and capacity needs within land administration and management institutions to advance gender-responsive land services.
National Alliance of Women and Land welcomes new measures taken by the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock
DAKAR — The S4HL Senegal coalition welcomes the recent decisions taken by the new authorities to improve land management, and calls for them to account for the specific needs of vulnerable groups, particularly women and young people.
Case Study from S4HL Ethiopia: Women’s Land Rights and Land Degradation Neutrality
ETHIOPIA — Strong and equitable rights to land—and in particular women’s land rights (WLR)—are an essential foundation for efforts to address land degradation and to support sustainable land management. Using a gender equality and social inclusion lens, this case study describes Ethiopia’s acute situation regarding land degradation neutrality and unique situation regarding WLR.