OPINION: How COVID-19 puts women’s housing, land, and property rights at risk
Stand For Her Land Global Steering Committee partners at the World Bank explain how the coronavirus pandemic is shining a harsh light on why women’s land rights are so critical in protecting women and their families in times of crisis.
Reuters: Coronavirus seen delaying justice for Iraqi women displaced by war
Landesa’s Chief of Advocacy and Stand For Her Land Secretariat, Jennifer Abrahamson is quoted in this recent article published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation which explains how the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the difficulties for Iraqi women displaced by war and how crises in general have this effect in countries where women’s land rights are not well established.
IHC Global at World Urban Forum 10: Property Rights, Context, and Culture
Tens of millions of people across the urban-rural spectrum live without secure tenure. Experts from Habitat for Humanity International, Huairou Commission, UN-Habitat/Global Land Tool Network, the World Bank, and IHC Global weighed in on “Property Rights, Culture, and Context” at the World Urban Forum (WUF 10) in Abu Dhabi this February.
Recognition of the property rights of women in Central America: Mission accomplished?
Despite great progress over the last few decades, we must look beyond the policy framework and strive for inclusion in terms of access to and control of land.
Scaling alternative justice for Kenya’s landless widows
Louise Achieng Juma’s life changed abruptly in 2012 when her husband Yusuf was tragically killed in a car accident. Pregnant and mother to six other children between the ages of two and fifteen, Louise was left to fend for herself. Devastated by the loss, at least she had the land on which to grow crops and shelter her family. Or so she thought.
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- 6-7:30am Pacific Time / 4-5:30pm East Africa Time
- Session is in English with Arabic translation
#Land4OurFuture: Advocating for Land Rights and Climate Resilience
June 5-17, 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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