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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.

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Leveraging Religious Norms to Strengthen Women’s Land Rights: Lessons from work in the Somali Cluster and Ethiopia

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