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Established in 1997, Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) is a network of Non-Governmental Organizations promoting fair land policies, laws and land administration which takes into account the needs of the poor.
ZLA has been promoting equitable access and secured ownership of land by the rural and urban poor through lobbying, advocacy, networking, research and community partnership.
Vision: A Zambia in which poor and vulnerable citizens have equitable and secured access, ownership and control over land for sustainable development.
Mission: Zambia Land Alliance is a platform for collective action committed to promoting equitable access, control and secured ownership of land by the rural, peri-urban and urban poor and marginalised, through lobbying and advocacy, networking, research and community partnership
ZLA operates through a National Secretariat located in Lusaka with seven (7) national members and eight (08) District Branches across five (5) Provinces of Zambia. Additionally, ZLA has been operating five project offices located in three different provinces.
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Displaying 6 - 10 of 12Land Policy Options for Development and Poverty Reduction Civil Society Views for Pro-poor Land Policies and Laws in Zambia
Land Policy Options for Development and Poverty Reduction Civil Society Views for Pro-poor Land Policies and Laws in Zambia
2008
The Role of the Lands Tribunal in Handling Land Disputes in General and Traditional Land in Particular
Examines the jurisdiction of the Lands Tribunal, its operations, composition, funding and secretariat. Urges the Government to finalise its draft Land Policy and revise the 1995 Lands Act. Recommends that the Lands Tribunal be decentralised to be accessible to poor women and men, that it publicise its work more and that its capacity and resources be increased. There is also a need to strengthen traditional structures and appeal mechanisms to provide a balance to the power of chiefs.
Zambia Land Alliance Submission to Constitutional Review Commission
A series of submissions by the Zambia Land Alliance on these topics: land as a right; women’s rights to land; vestment and administration of land; conversion of customary land to leasehold tenure; land and the environment; land information; mode of adoption of the Constitution.
Civil Society Initial Position Paper on the Draft Land Policy
A response to the Zambian Government’s August 2002 decision to consult major stakeholders on land. Zambian Land Alliance helped form Civil Society Land Policy Review Committee which aims to ensure that the remote rural poor participate in the Government Draft Land Policy review process and present their views. Paper is an initial submission on the Draft Land Policy and makes recommendations on 5 areas: vestment of land, gender, land tenure security, land administration, and land disputes resolution.
Women’s Land Rights in Zambia: Policy Provisions, Legal Framework and Constraints
Examines policy and legal reforms in the 1990s; strengths of the 1995 Lands Act and civil society concerns about it; policy framework; Lands Tribunal; women’s constraints in customary land, alienation of land, inheritance and accessing urban land, government attempts to promote women’s access and control over land; conclusions and future challenges.