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.
Land is power: act now to end inequality
Equal inheritance rights are a path toward achieving an equitable, hopeful future; they are positively associated with higher levels of women’s entrepreneurship and can lead to economic empowerment. Read Monoara's story and how equal inheritance rights can help us achieve transformative change now.
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.”
Stakeholders want government to ‘stand for land campaign’
IPP Media profiled a meeting between land experts, academicians and other stakeholders to ensure women and smallholder producers benefit from foreign and local land-based investments in Tanzania.
Global women’s land rights campaign launches in Africa
Leaders and campaigners from across the world today launched Stand for Her Land in Africa, a global advocacy campaign for women’s land rights. Coalitions call for bold investments to secure women’s land rights – to set the course for a more climate resilient and sustainable future
Ending land tenure system discrimination
Khadija Mrisho writes about the integral role that women farmers play in rural areas in Tanzania, and best practices for closing the implementation gap to achieve gender-equitable land rights.
The foundation for women’s empowerment, global food security and the eradication of poverty is beneath our feet
Beth Roberts, Landesa's Center for Women's Land Rights Director, explores the critical importance of securing women's land rights and provides an update on recent activities under the Stand For Her Land campaign.
Gender Dynamics of Climate Change and Land Tenure Security for Women – Webinar Recording
Stand For Her Land Tanzania hosted a webinar discussion on December 16, 2020 titled “Gender Dynamics of Climate Change and Land Tenure Security for Women.”
Action Items: A Letter from the Campaign Secretariat
Action items, country coalition updates & more from the Campaign Secretariat.
Sheria Kiganjani bridges the divide
Sheria Kiganjani is working with the campaign to integrate messaging into its mobile legal aid application on protecting women’s land rights, along with other health and safety information, in the context of the pandemic.