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A woman's land rights are foundational to <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Stand for Her Land Initiative is closing the implementation gap for women\u2019s land rights: the gulf between the strong standards in place to protect women\u2019s rights to land, and the realization of those rights in practice, so that millions of women can realize the transformational power of rights to land. <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Stand for Her Land drives lasting change on the ground through collective action and advocacy at grassroots, national, and global levels. <\/strong><\/p>\n

When a woman holds secure rights to her land, power dynamics shift. Her dignity, household decision-making, and economic freedom increase. As a global community, we move closer to gender equality. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Strong land rights help women break the cycle of poverty<\/strong> and improve not only their own lives, but those of their families and whole communities. The benefits of women\u2019s land rights multiply in crucial ways both at home \u2014 when women have secure rights to land, spending on children's education and household nutrition goes up \u2014 and worldwide \u2014 women\u2019s land rights are key to addressing the deeply gendered issues of climate change<\/strong>, food security<\/strong>, and global health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Recognizing their cross-cutting importance, leaders across the globe have made formal commitments to ensure women have secure land rights. Yet in many countries, these commitments lack incorporation into legal and policy frameworks \u2013 and even when laws are equitable, deeply entrenched patriarchal social norms often result in weak implementation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Stand for Her Land Initiative aims to close this gap between global commitments and local practice, to build a future where all women and men have a secure place to call home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2192 READ MORE: S4HL Global Strategy 2026-2030<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Women are jointly saving a handful of rice for capital generation in Bangladesh. Photo credit: ALRD.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Stand for Her Land is built on collective action. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Our community of diverse allies works via a coalition model<\/strong>, linking global and local actors and empowering grassroots women leaders and men who are champions for gender justice to advocate for stronger women\u2019s land rights.<\/p>\n

Country Coalitions<\/a><\/strong> comprise local grassroots organizations, national civil society organizations, and other non-state actors working towards the shared goal of stronger women\u2019s land rights. Led by a coordinating organization, these Coalitions partner with and catalyze other key stakeholders, including government agencies and civil society, to realize women\u2019s land rights.<\/p>\n

A Global Steering Committee<\/a><\/strong> of international non-governmental organizations with deep women\u2019s land rights expertise facilitates the initiative. The Steering Committee provides resources, tools, and support for national and local advocacy in focal countries, and leads advocacy at regional and global levels, amplifying the voices of grassroots women<\/strong>. Stand for Her Land is the first advocacy initiative of its kind to merge global and local efforts to radically accelerate land rights for women from the ground up.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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S4HL Theory of Change based off of our 2026-2030 Global Strategy<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

COUNTRY COALITIONS<\/p><\/div>

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Bangladesh<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 9 Organizations
\nCoordinator:<\/strong> Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD)<\/p>\n

S4HL Bangladesh strengthens and sustains the capacity of networked, women-driven CSOs to create the enabling environment needed to recognize and promote women\u2019s land rights for women\u2019s economic empowerment.<\/p><\/div>

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Benin<\/h4><\/div>

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Colombia<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 7 Organizations\n
Coordinator:<\/strong> Center for Research and Popular Education (CINEP) \n<\/p>\n

S4HL Colombia deepens local CSOs\u2019 experience to increase social recognition and legal literacy around the legitimacy and importance of women\u2019s land rights, ultimately reducing social and cultural barriers.<\/p><\/div>

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Ethiopia<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 17 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia<\/p>\n

S4HL Ethiopia seeks to challenge the patriarchal gender stereotypes that still prevail in society and advocate for women's land rights.<\/p><\/div>

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Kenya<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 40 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> Landesa Kenya<\/p>\n

S4HL Kenya is accelerating the realization of women\u2019s land rights in Kenya by ensuring the implementation of existing legal frameworks, shifting cultural attitudes, and empowering women to claim and defend their land rights.<\/p><\/div>

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Madagascar<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 2 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> Femme en Action Rurale de Madagascar (FARM)\n<\/p>\n

S4HL Madagascar is addressing the gap in the implementation of women's land rights by mobilizing collective and multi-stakeholder advocacy to transform existing legal frameworks into effective practices that guarantee women equitable, secure, and sustainable access to land.<\/p><\/div>

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Nepal<\/h4><\/div>

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Nigeria<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 20 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> African Law Foundation (AFRILAW)\n<\/p>\n

S4HL Nigeria is promoting and advocating for people-centered land governance and women\u2019s rights to access, use and control of land and land-based resources for sustainable and improved food security, livelihood and economic empowerment.<\/p><\/div>

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Senegal<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 11 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> Pan-African Institute for Citizenship, Consumers and Development (CICODEV) \n<\/p>\n

S4HL Senegal is catalyzing a sustained movement for women\u2019s land rights by building government and other stakeholder capacity and engaging communities via legal literacy and social norms and behavior change programming.<\/p><\/div>

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Tanzania<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 36 Organizations
\nCoordinator:<\/strong> Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA)<\/p>\n

S4HL Tanzania works to create local and national awareness of women\u2019s legal rights, promote access to justice, and allow for inclusive and equal participation in decision-making so all Tanzanian women can access, own, control, inherit, use, make decisions, and benefit from land.<\/p><\/div>

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Uganda<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 85 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children\u2019s Welfare (UCOBAC)<\/p>\n

S4HL Uganda is creating an enabling environment to realize women\u2019s land rights through increasing knowledge and resources for a diverse group of stakeholders to bridge the implementation gap between standards and practice.<\/p><\/div>

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Zimbabwe<\/h4><\/div>

Members:<\/strong> 4 Organizations<\/br>Coordinator:<\/strong> Women and Land in Zimbabwe<\/p>\n

S4HL Zimbabwe is creating an enabling environment for the effective implementation of women\u2019s land rights in Zimbabwe by dismantling gender discrimination in rural land and resource access, ownership, and control, and empowering socially and economically marginalized women to secure sustainable livelihoods.<\/p><\/div>

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Interested in forming a S4HL Coalition?<\/h4><\/div>

\nLearn more about starting or joining a S4HL national coalition by emailing contact@stand4herland.org<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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