Women to Kilimanjaro: The campaign that transformed Africa
Oxfam Africa — This article celebrates the 10-year impact of the Women to Kilimanjaro campaign, which mobilized hundreds of rural women farmers across Africa to demand equal land rights and helped drive more than a dozen policy and governance reforms across the continent. This grassroots movement continues to influence national land policies, expand women’s participation in local decision-making, and strengthen advocacy for secure land rights today.
“Now, It’s My Land”: Legal Reform Transforms Women’s Ownership in Rural Ethiopia
The Reporter – S4HL Ethiopia organized an advocacy forum to spotlight how the country’s revised Rural Land Proclamation is reshaping women’s land rights. The article highlights stories like Workenesh Bulbula’s and underscores the coalition’s role in pushing for stronger awareness, enforcement, and gender-equitable implementation of the law across regions.
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.
From deplorable conditions to champion: The film exposing Kenya’s widows crisis
The Nation (Kenya) — The Widow Champion film premiere in Kenya, co-hosted by the S4HL Kenya Coalition, highlighted widows’ struggles to reclaim land and called for stronger legal protections, including the forthcoming Widowed Persons Bill.
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.
