What is stopping women in Africa from inheriting land?
BBC World Service — Esther Mwaura-Muiru, S4HL’s global advocacy director, is featured on the BBC World Service’s Africa Daily podcast. Esther shares data and stories to highlight the cultural and systemic barriers that prevent women across Africa from owning and inheriting land.
New Short Film: Stand for Her Land in Ethiopia
S4HL Ethiopia has released an inspiring new short film highlighting the challenges women face in securing land rights—and the transformative impact of the Stand for Her Land Campaign.
To ensure women’s land ownership, the Rural Land Management Act should be implemented
Ethiopian Press — S4HL Ethiopia participated in the "Stand Up for Women's Land" conference, emphasizing the importance of implementing the revised Rural Land Management and Use Proclamation to secure women's land rights. The forum highlighted the need for community engagement and legal awareness to overcome traditional barriers that prevent women from fully benefiting from land ownership.
Give youth space to build a better future through land ownership
IPP Media — S4HL and several Campaign partners were recognized during the Fourth International Youth and Land Governance Conference (CIGOFA 4) for promoting women’s land rights and ownership in Africa, which are vital for securing a better future for all, including youth.
Quarterly Updates – August 2024
Catch up on the latest updates from each S4HL coalition.
New case study supports gender-equitable land rights to reach land degradation neutrality
Landesa and S4HL Ethiopia have released a case study on land degradation neutrality policy in the country, its impact, and its relationship to women’s land rights.
Case Study from S4HL Ethiopia: Women’s Land Rights and Land Degradation Neutrality
ETHIOPIA — Strong and equitable rights to land—and in particular women’s land rights (WLR)—are an essential foundation for efforts to address land degradation and to support sustainable land management. Using a gender equality and social inclusion lens, this case study describes Ethiopia’s acute situation regarding land degradation neutrality and unique situation regarding WLR.
Owning land has offered me a taste of good life
NATION KENYA — Esther Mwaura-Muiru, S4HL global advocacy director, shares stories about how the campaign's advocacy efforts have already borne fruit. “In Uganda, Karamojong traditional leaders have organised themselves to push for women land rights. In Senegal we are seeing religious leaders support the cause too.”
Realising Ethiopian Women’s Rights to Land
LAND PORTAL — The S4HL Ethiopia Coalition's partnership with GIZ and the Women's Land Rights Task Force will help align resources, networks, and efforts for the common vision of strengthening women's land rights.
Stand With Us: A Call to Action for Women’s Land, Housing, and Property Rights for People and Planet
27 JUNE 2023 — The Stand With Us global webinar will bring together Stand for Her Land coalitions and partners from six countries to share their progress in implementing the campaign since its launch in March 2022.