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Land Rights and Equitable Climate Finance: Missing Strategies in Corporate Sustainability

SustainabilityX — S4HL was highlighted as a network that corporations and private sector alliances can partner with to adopt policies that prioritize tenure rights, community-land management, and more equitable finance flows.

New Video: A Thousand Voices

Around 2,500 people, mostly landless and Indigenous women from around Bangladesh, attended a mass gathering in Dinajpur and raised their voices strongly against the "Zero Landless" declaration of the government. The event was organized by the Community Development Association (CDA) and ALRD with the support of the Stand for Her Land (S4HL) Campaign.

S4HL at COP16

Stand for Her Land representatives from around the world will be at UNCCD COP16 this December. Learn more about our events, advocacy messages, and more.

Ms Aidan Aboth standing beside a makeshift house at her daughter's home after she was chased away by her in-laws. Photo/Joseph Omollo

Widows left homeless as land grabbers take her land in Tororo, Butaleja

Monitor Uganda — In Tororo and Butaleja districts, widows face rising cases of land grabbing, often losing their homes after the death of a spouse. UCOBAC, S4HL Uganda coalition lead, organized a series of community dialogues to raise awareness and accountability on land governance to protect women’s rights.

What you should know: Inside proposals of Marriage Bill, 2024

Monitor Uganda — S4HL Uganda is noted for their support of the Marriage Bill in Uganda, which addresses key issues impacting women’s land and property rights by ensuring spouses have equal access to matrimonial property and protecting property acquired jointly in marriage.

Upcoming Events

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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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