Land And Property Ownership - The Gender Strategy for National Land Policy Implementation.

This Gender Strategy for National Land Policy Implementation is designed to fulfill the Government of Uganda’s commitments to realizing gender equality in the implementation of the National Land Policy (NLP). The goal of the Strategy is: “To ensure that women, men and vulnerable people are guaranteed access to, control of, use of and inclusion in the management of land resources to derive equity and equal opportunity to transform their lives”.
With secure rights to land, women and girls can improve food security, education, health and economic development for themselves, their families and the community. Gender equity and equality in land tenure relations is critical for the achievement of the goals and objectives of the national development agenda. Improving women’s access to and control over economic resources, including land, has a positive effect on a range of development goals, including poverty reduction, food security, sustainable agriculture and economic growth. Strategic objectives are established in the Gender Strategy for National Land Policy Implementation as: 1. To create a level ground and equal terms upon which men and women can make, hold and enjoy legitimate land rights claims. 2. To build the capacity of men and women to participate effectively and on equal terms in decision-making processes concerning land management and administration. 3. To build the capacity of people working in customary and statutory land management and administrative institutions to operationalize, respect and enforce provisions of policy and law concerning gender equality. 4. To strengthen and streamline the collection, analysis and use of gender-disaggregated information/data in the land sector. 5. To promote and build partnerships with other institutions/stakeholders for the effective implementation of the strategy. Key strategies and interventions are proposed, including: ensure effective participation of women in decision making processes; ensure women’s right to legal security of tenure; make land registration and titling more accessible and gender- equitable; combat intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination; legal pluralism from a gender perspective; access to justice by women; etc. Key strategies and interventions are proposed, including: ensure effective participation of women in decision making processes; ensure women’s right to legal security of tenure; make land registration and titling more accessible and gender- equitable; combat intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination; legal pluralism from a gender perspective; access to justice by women; work towards gender-equitable inheritance; etc.