When the Funding Ends, the Partnership Doesn’t: Reflections from Bangladesh
This reflection piece examines what happens when donor funding ends but community leadership, local relationships, and the push for women’s land rights continue moving forward.
Activists demand action as women face land rights violations
Eye Radio — Activists, lawmakers, and civil society leaders gathered for the launch of the S4HL South Sudan coalition in Juba, collectively calling for stronger women’s land and inheritance rights in South Sudan. Photo credit: Michael Daniel/Eye Radio
NEW: S4HL Global Strategy for 2026-2030 [ EN | ES | FR ]
We present this 2026-2030 strategy as a bold and ambitious vision to further catalyze the WLR movement and achieve our collective goals of implementing WLR in practice.
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. ...
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.
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.
Strengthening female voices at UNCCD COP 16: Gender Change Agents in the global action against desertification and climate change
Gender Change Agents at UNCCD COP 16 championed women’s land tenure, leadership, and inclusion in climate action and land governance.
New Short Film: “The Land Is Our Mother” – Stand for Her Land Kenya
Watch a new film from S4HL Kenya about coalition member Northern Vision, a community-based organization that is helping build a future where women lead, families thrive, and communities live in harmony with their land.
S4HL at CSW69
Stand for Her Land representatives from around the world will be at CSW69 this March. Learn more about our events and advocacy messages.