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.”
Ajá, So Why Not? Women for Land and a Life Free of Violence
ILC — In Colombia’s Caribbean region, Luz Marina and Inilida are part of a long history of resistance. They work the land, care for the water, and sustain life in their communities. And yet, for a long time, they have been excluded from decisions about their own bodies and territories.
