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.
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.
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.
Sin agua potable no es posible disfrutar del territorio
COLOMBIA — En la lucha por el agua y el territorio, las mujeres han jugado un papel protagónico en María La Baja, Colombia. Verdad Abierta conversó con mujeres de tres comunidades rurales de María La Baja, que trabajan por conseguir agua potable para sus comunidades, mientras persisten las afectaciones a la salud pública por no contar con un preciado líquido de calidad.
In the struggle for water and territory, women have played a leading role in María La Baja, Colombia. Verdad Abierta spoke with women from three rural communities in María La Baja, who are working to obtain drinking water for their communities, while public health is still affected by the lack of quality water.
Sénégal: Accès au foncier – Signature d’une convention entre CICODEV et des organisations de femmes rurales
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (APS) — Une convention de partenariat a été signée mercredi à Koussanar entre CICODEV et quatre organisations faitières de femmes rurales dans le cadre de la campagne « Stand for her land » pour l'accès au foncier.
A partnership agreement was signed on Wednesday in Koussanar between CICODEV and four rural women's umbrella organizations as part of the "Stand for Her Land" campaign for access to land.
Beyond Land Access, Control, and Ownership: Rural Women’s Call
For Rural Women's Day, the S4HL Tanzania Coalition in collaboration with the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Group organized a Rural Women Forum in Arusha. It was a space for rural women to learn about and share real-life stories on issues related to land rights, women’s role on land governance, climate action leadership, and food security.
Desafiar las normas sociales para lograr los derechos a la tierra
ILC ALC — Por el Día Internacional de la Mujer Rural, mujeres de Colombia, Perú y otros países de la región se encontraron para intercambiar reflexiones en torno a cómo las normas sociales limitan su acceso a la tierra y el territorio.
For the International Day of Rural Women, women from Colombia, Peru and other countries in the region met to exchange reflections on how social norms limit their access to land and territory.
Neither leasing nor owning land, women in Montes de María cannot enjoy the land
COLOMBIA — This in-depth investigative piece on the state of women's land rights in Montes de María is a product of the alliance between the Coalition of Caribbean Women for Land and Territory and Verdad Abierta as part of the S4HL Colombia campaign.
Owning land has offered me a taste of good life
NATION KENYA — Esther Mwaura-Muiru, S4HL global advocacy director, shares stories about how the campaign's advocacy efforts have already borne fruit. “In Uganda, Karamojong traditional leaders have organised themselves to push for women land rights. In Senegal we are seeing religious leaders support the cause too.”