“Now, It’s My Land”: Legal Reform Transforms Women’s Ownership in Rural Ethiopia
The Reporter – S4HL Ethiopia organized an advocacy forum to spotlight how the country’s revised Rural Land Proclamation is reshaping women’s land rights. The article highlights stories like Workenesh Bulbula’s and underscores the coalition’s role in pushing for stronger awareness, enforcement, and gender-equitable implementation of the law across regions.
Pledge equal inheritance, land rights for women
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) — Members of the S4HL Bangladesh coalition urged political parties to include clear commitments for women’s equal rights in family inheritance, land ownership, agriculture, and access to natural resources in party platforms. ...
From deplorable conditions to champion: The film exposing Kenya’s widows crisis
The Nation (Kenya) — The Widow Champion film premiere in Kenya, co-hosted by the S4HL Kenya Coalition, highlighted widows’ struggles to reclaim land and called for stronger legal protections, including the forthcoming Widowed Persons Bill.
Government has said it is women’s right to own, inherit land
Michuzi TZ — S4HL Tanzania members Landesa, Haki Ardhi, and MIICO presented the Women’s Land Rights Manifesto during the 5th annual gathering for International Day of Rural Women, reaffirming their commitment to ensuring all women can own and inherit land with security and dignity.
Women’s Land Rights Manifesto: Tightening grip on ownership rights and secure tenure
Daily News TZ — S4HL Tanzania released a Women’s Land Rights Manifesto from all 36 member organizations to call for recognition, equality, and justice in all matters relating to land rights.
Why land crisis persists 30 years after reforms
Monitor Uganda — S4HL Uganda lead UCOBAC highlights that despite legal protections, women still face widespread barriers to owning and inheriting land due to slow courts, corruption, and entrenched customary practices.
Land, Law and Women’s Claim to Equality
The Reporter Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s new Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation was spotlighted at a launch event under the theme “Stand for Her Land: Addressing the Importance of Women’s Land Rights.” The five-year initiative, backed by UNICEF and Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia, emphasizes secure land rights as essential to gender equality, food security, and economic growth.
Slum Blind: The Overlooked Links Between Climate Migration and Informal Settlements
Land Portal — “No climate strategy is complete without gender-sensitive, land-based solutions,” said Eden Asrat of S4HL Ethiopia, highlighting the campaign’s role in advancing women’s land rights as a pathway to climate resilience.
Gender and Social Inclusion Matter for Agrobiodiversity
CGIAR — At the 3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress in Kunming, China, S4HL's Esther Mwaura-Muiru emphasized that women’s exclusion from agricultural programs, financial systems, and decision-making bodies isn’t just unjust—it actively undermines the conservation of agrobiodiversity.
Re-imagining collaboration and knowledge in land governance: Reflections from the LANDac 2025 opening keynote panel
Land Portal — At LANDac 2025, S4HL's Esther Mwaura-Muiru made a clear call to resource and sustain grassroots organizing. “Until grassroots women lead, we will not see change.”