General

The purpose of this study is to investigate how processes of individual/household land titling and agricultural intensification initiatives affect women’s and land-holding lineages’ land rights, and how they affect gendered land-related responsibilities under matrilineal tenure systems. While African policy documents highlight women’s land tenure insecurity as a key development problem, land reforms through regularisation are usually based on the implicit assumption is that land tenure is patrilineal. Furthermore, when customary land rights are formalised through ‘community delimitations’, in spite of non-discriminatory intentions, there is a tendency to formalisation bringing about a strengthening of male roles and authorities, in both patrilineal and matrilineal communities. In a context of a community-based land tenure reform in Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique, we aim to carry out field-based studies in communities where traditional tenure arrangements have been matrilineal. We will focus on four main issues: i) titling processes and women’s roles, ii) land rights and gendered responsibilities, iii) access to and control of land, and iv) agricultural intensification and subsistence. The research approach is qualitative, based on a comparative case study of three delimited communities. So far, there are no systematic research findings reported in the scholarly literature on this particular topic.

General

The initiative is a project support which ??seeks to support the effective design and implementation of the rights and environmental justice approach in processes of conservation and sustainable resource management on indigenous lands and territories in Central and South America with nature-based solutions from their own vision as indigenous communities. It will help to strengthen governance structures and capacities to contribute to the management and integrity of the territories as a basis for the conservation of biodiversity, the increase of resilience and opportunities to improve their livelihoods. The project will support indigenous groups in Latin-America (Central America och the Amazon) by assisting: - indigenous communities in highly biodiverse ecosystems to apply tools and mechanisms to prevent and reduce the treats to their territorial management. - environmental defenders and leaders to improve their management, advocacy, and communication capacities for an equitable governance and defence of territorial rights. - indigenous people’s organizations and communications networks to make visible IPCL contributions to conservation, strengthen the prevention and denounce threats to their integrity. - environmental defenders and indigenous people’s organizations to harmonize their agendas ad action proposals to negotiate them in international and regional fora.

Objectives

The project "Advancing towards effective conservation and territorial management with a rights-based approach: strengthening indigenous regional cooperation in Latin America" seeks to support the effective design and implementation of the rights and environmental justice approach in processes of conservation and sustainable resource management on indigenous lands and territories with principles based on nature-based solutions from the perspective of indigenous peoples; strengthen governance structures and capacities to contribute to the management and integrity of the territories as a basis for the conservation of biodiversity and the increase of resilience and opportunities to improve their livelihoods. The project aspires to work on collaboration and dialogue actions between local actors (e.g. indigenous authorities and organizations) and with national and regional authorities and non state stakeholders, from an intercultural approach to consolidate governance structures, indigenous leadership and improve the inclussion and effective participation of women and youth in spaces for dialogue and decision-making on conservation and environmental issues. Sida considers that the project aims to strengthen environmental governance, justice and a rights-based conservation approach within Latin America through empowerment and capacity building for organizations, IPLCs and environmental leaders in a sustainable, culturally adapted and inclusive manner, and in the full exercise of their rights to prevent and address threats to their territorial management. In the long term the project will contribute to secure Indigenous peoples rights in conservation and territorial management of their territories and megadiverse ecosystems.

General

Afrikagrupperna are applying for a five-year grant of a total of SEK 244.1 million, of which SEK 226.4 million is applied for from the CSO strategy. The main objective of the operation is: "Fair power structures and a fair distribution of resources." Together with about 30 partner organizations in southern Africa, Afrikagrupperna work to ensure that people have access to their rights. The organization focuses on three thematic areas: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Food and Land Rights and Natural Resources, Business and Human Rights. Afrikagrupperna have a long experience of cooperating with civil society organizations, with human rights in focus, which have a broad focus and competence: women's rights and youth organizations, organizations active in sexual and reproductive rights, advocacy work in judicial reform, etc. For the past five years or so, Afrikagrupperna have been collaborating with regional movements and networks, which are not organized in the traditional way, which shows the Afrikagrupperna's ability to adapt to new conditions in the regional context. Sida's assessment is that Afrikagrupperna have a well-integrated gender equality perspective internally and in dissemination. Afrikagrupperna have the capacity for preventive measures for SEAH (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment) and a system for dealing with cases that arise. Afrikagrupperna apply a feminist power perspective in their work, which means that they clearly include marginalized groups in the activities. Sida believes that this perspective will contribute to a positive effect from a gender equality perspective. Afrikagrupperna state that men should be included in the activities. Sida believes that Afrikagrupperna apply the principles of development efficiency well in their operations. They support their partners in their own right and the majority of partners receive core support based on long-term agreements. Afrikagrupperna´s context and problem analysis is based on a regional perspective.