RWA Tanzania: Access to land for women
Janeth Mbalamwezi is 46 years old living at Nkasi district in Rukwa region located in southern highland of Tanzania, she is a single mother and having five (5) children. She…
RWA Tanzania: Access to land for women
Background/Challenge In Tanzania, Women access to land especially in rural areas is a critical issue, impacting their economic empowerment, social standing and overall wellbeing .While legal framework recognize women right…
Empowering Rural Women Through Land Rights and UNDROP
"Land is the most valued resource that we have and therefore we must look after it," Andrews stated. She emphasised that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants…
They Don’t Let Us Bury Our Children Without Paying a Cow – Minky
My name is Minky Sithole, and I speak on behalf of single mothers……Here in our community, if you are a woman who stays at your parental home and has a…
“We Live in Fear on Land That Is Not Ours”
“My name is Nonhlanhla from the Eswatini Rural Women’s Assembly. I live in the Mbandeni community — on a farm we were allocated by local authorities through the Gukonta system.…
RWA Namibia: Accessibility to Land by women
By Agnes Tjindjo Namibia Rural Women`s Assembly hosted a Southern Africa Peoples Solidarity Network one day workshop focusing on women and land rights. the workshop brought together 95 women from…
RWA Tanzania: Tanzania RWA became very potential for women to access land
by Felista Wiston Beatrice Andrea Mgaya (32yrs) is a woman from Kisasatu village at Mbalatsee ward in Makete District. She is a widow and divorced woman with four (4) children…
RWA Malawi: The International Day of Peasant Struggles for land and life: Enough Impunity!
By Thokozire Mbewe On 1st May in continuing the peasant struggle, we mobilized against land grabs, seeds and land territories and water and food sovereignty. We presented our UNDROP to…
Lesotho’s Struggle for Land and Water Rights in the highlands of Lesotho
By Tshidy Phakoe A landlocked kingdom nestled within the borders of South Africa, the struggle for peasant farmers is deeply intertwined with issues of land access and water rights. As…
RWA South Africa: Empowering Rural Women: Advocacy for Peasant Rights and UNDROP Implementation
By Asanda Magadla The Rural Women’s Assembly has integrated the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) into its educational initiatives aimed…