Meet the man who got women a seat at the elders’ land table
The Nation — S4HL was highlighted in a profile on Shadrack Omondi, Landesa's Kenya program director, for the campaign's work to change conservative attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs that hinder women's land rights.
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.
ILC Africa at the Landac Conference
ILC Africa's Jane Njeri Mwangi summarizes two sessions hosted by Stand for Her Land at the 2024 Landac Conference. The conference brought together various stakeholders from academia, land practitioners, civil society, and researchers to deliberate on the key conference themes.
The rise of movements championing women’s land rights
The Nation — Last week, Kenya Land Alliance launched Ardhi Caucus to advance access to justice for women in land conflict situations. Members include public and private sector, as well as academia and research institutions.
Pioneering systems change: grassroots action forges gender-just pathways to accountability
Learn more about Haki Ardhi - an accessible, decentralized digital rights reporting tool that enables women in Kenya to safely report tenure rights infringements to local, community-based support actors. Near real-time data on rights violations allow these organizations to respond immediately and support women through mediation, legal aid, and advocacy.
Women’s Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition
IPS NEWS — "Land is pre-conditional to gender equality and sustainable development.” S4HL's Esther Mwaura-Muiru was quoted during the CSW68 session on Women’s Resource Rights to Advance Gender Equality, Poverty Alleviation, and Food Security in Agriculture hosted by IFAD and the Government of Canada.
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.”
The rise and rise of African feminists’ movements
The S4HL campaign was profiled by The Nation in a piece about current movements in Africa to safeguard women’s rights. The initiative’s global advocacy director Esther Mwaura Muiru said: “When women don’t own the land they live and work on, they become trapped in patriarchal systems that reinforce gender inequalities.”
Nation Leadership Forum: Women’s rights are human rights
Stand for Her Land partnered with Nation Media Group to host the Nation Leadership Forum in Kampala, Uganda. The event brought together representatives from government, civil society, and grassroots women to discuss issues of land governance, gender equality, and how women are organizing to break down barriers to land rights in Uganda and across Africa.
S4HL kicks off in Senegal, Ethiopia, and Uganda
In February, Stand for Her Land embarked on a monthlong Africa launch tour through Senegal and Uganda, culminating in a regional launch event in Nairobi, Kenya on International Women’s Day.