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[08/11/2012] The Big Picture: Land and Gender Issues in Matrilineal Mozambique
[Paper abstract] This paper analyses through empirical data women’s reality in Northern Mozambique related to land tenure. Two different kinship systems coexist in Mozambique, one patrilineal in...
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[09/05/2012] The Right to Land and Justice for Women in Africa
I invite you to read the report of the African women’s land rights Conference held in Nairobi from 30th May to the 2nd of June 2011 and, in particular, its final declaration (pp. 34-37), which...
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[28/10/2011] Women s land rights gains in Rwanda are eroded by cultural practices and negative attitude
A two-year (2009–2010) action research study entitled “Experiences of Women in Asserting their Land Rights: the case of Bugesera District, Rwanda”, was carried out by Rwanda Women Network (RWN) in...
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[01/09/2011] Assessing the implementation of the spousal consent of the Uganda Land Act 1998
Land is a crucial source of livelihood for Ugandans, especially for those who live in Kayunga district, as it is one of the main agricultural districts of the country. The 1995 Constitution of the...
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[23/08/2011] Shared Tenure Options for Women
Security of Tenure is one of the cornerstones of Millennium Development Goal 7 on the improvement of the lives of slum dwellers, and is the main focus of the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure In...
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[19/08/2011] Update 2010: Rural women’s access to land and property in selected countries
In 2004, FAO, IFAD, and the International Land Coalition (ILC) jointly published a report on progress towards the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),...
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