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No land, no future: Why women’s rights are key to land restoration efforts

The Star — Esther Mwaura Muiru was cited in an article about the current land challenges women face, including laws and customs that hinder women from owning, purchasing, or sustainably managing land in Kenya.

Women Land Rights Advocates Want Men Involved in Fight for Equal Ownership

Uganda Radio Network — Stand for Her Land, UCOBAC, and partners co-organized Uganda’s fourth Women’s Land Rights Conference and partners to address barriers to women’s land ownership and inheritance.

Her fields, her future

As we mark International Rural Women's Day and celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer, we share four stories of women whose lives have been transformed through stronger land rights.

Who Will Restore the Land?

Pastoralist women in Karamoja are running out of land and running out of time. The answer to the land crisis is already in the community. But women need rights to take effective action.

Strengthening Women’s Land Rights Across the Rio Conventions

Both ENDS — Esther Mwaura-Muiru explains why securing women's land rights is not only a matter of justice—it is fundamental to achieving the commitments under all three Rio Conventions.

Upcoming Events

WEBINAR

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

  • Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  • 6-7:30am Pacific Time / 4-5:30pm East Africa Time
  • Session is in English with Arabic translation
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SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVATION

#Land4OurFuture: Advocating for Land Rights and Climate Resilience

June 2-17, 2025

Join Stand for Her Land and the UNCCD Youth Caucus for #Land4OurFuture, a two-week social media activation spotlighting youth and grassroots women as advocates for land rights, restoration, and drought resilience—key solutions to climate change, gender inequality, and sustainable development.

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