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Item Empowering women through access to and control over land in context of gender biased green revolution policies : action research project in Manhiça district, Mozambique(Fórum Mulher, Maputo, MZ, 2009) Andrade, Ximena; Cristiano, André; Casimiro, Isabel; Jose, Andre; de Almeida, IrenePolitical strategies for the agrarian sector endanger the right to land for smallholder families, and particularly for women, as the ones who traditionally cultivate the land. This research identifies problems faced by women in access to and control of land in the District of Manhiça (Mozambique). Many men leave their families to work in South Africa. The women have no claim to the land and rely on it for food security. They depend on men to control and register it. Recommendations are made in support of literacy, land reforms, legal information, titles and joint titles for women.Item Boletín Fronteras, no. 1, octubre 2009(FLACSO Ecuador, 2009)Item Femnminismos, democratizacion y democracia radical(Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Buenos Aires, AR, 2009) Di Marco, Graciela; Tabbush, ConstanzaLa radicalización de la democracia implica la democratización tanto de la esfera pública como de la privada. Ambas están conectadas, y pueden favorecer la ampliación de derechos y de la ciudadanía y a contribuir a la profundización y madurez de la democracia. Estas vinculaciones adquieren diversas especificidades en diferentes culturas, de alli que el estudio comparativo que se presenta puede iluminar los procesos seguidos en cada una de ellas. La necesidad de tomar en cuenta la esfera política, económica, social y cultural en los procesos de cada país y región se deriva de un enfoque en el que se examinan la adquisición de derechos en su contexto social de surgimiento. Por lo tanto, los resultados obtenidos vinculan la adquisición de derechos a esas mismas relaciones sociales, más que al cumplimiento de las normas jurídicas existentes. Partiendo de este vinculo entre derechos y dinámicas sociales, este tipo de enfoque aumenta la capacidad de la comunidad académica de colaborar con otros actores sociales en la formulación de recomendaciones encaminadas a la formulación de políticas, especialmente en términos de la igualdad entre los géneros y los derechos del niño.Item Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos, Inequidad Social y Política en América : first evaluation report(GIRE, 2009) Sánchez Fuentes, María LuisaItem Boletín Fronteras, no. 4, agosto 2010(FLACSO Ecuador, 2010)Item Grassroots women mitigate the effects of climate change : land access movement of South Africa(2010) Tjale, EmilyLand Access Movement of South Africa (LAMOSA) is an organisation advocating for land and agrarian rights, and democratization of the process. The presentation reviews a project in which 10 women mapped a village of 500 households, including physical housing. Positive results were effected in terms of housing improvement, food gardens, and women’s participation at the local level. The community mapping provided information and research capacity building with regard to climate change, land, and housing issues. Dialogue with the local municipality included issues of scaling up relief funds for small-scale farmers from natural disasters, securing alternative land, and provision of free seeds.Item Women’s access to land and their household bargaining power : a comparative action research in patrilineal and matrilineal societies in Malawi; IDRC Symposium, Nairobi, 14th -16th September 2010(WOLREC, 2010) Banda, Maggie KatheweraThis symposium presentation references a study which examined the co-existence of customary and statutory laws, practices, and norms that govern women’s access to and control over land in Malawi, as well as the relationship between women’s access to land and household bargaining power. It briefly analyzes land rights practices in terms of patrilineal and matrilineal kinship systems. Most women do not know their rights under land laws, and when they do, are fearful of challenging existing structures. It is also unclear which mechanisms are mandated to handle land disputes apart from the customary structures.Item Women's rights and access to land in Africa(WRENmedia, 2010) Tsikata, DzodziWomen produce more than 80 per cent of the food in Africa, yet own only one per cent of the land. Despite supportive laws in some countries, women face discrimination, particularly when widowed or divorced. To ensure that women obtain leverage in land matters will require revisiting land distributive mechanisms. If women were able to access credit, they would be able to increasingly break the barriers of the land market and be able to purchase and own land. Snippets of dialogue are quoted in this brief article in relation to land reform and women’s rights.Item Boletín Fronteras, no. 5, noviembre 2010(FLACSO Ecuador, 2010)Item Boletín Fronteras, no. 3, mayo 2010(FLACSO Ecuador, 2010)Item Accès à la terre : un terrain miné pour les femmes; l’exemple du Sénégal, atelier de Nairobi du 13 au 16 septembre 2010(2010) Mbengue Ndiaye, AminataItem Promoting women’s access to and control over land in the Central Highlands of Madagascar(2010) Réseau SoaThe presentation provides information on land reform in Madagascar in terms of women’s land rights. It discusses the land women have access to through customary practice, how reliable this access is, and the rights women have in terms of family land they contribute to with their labour, yet have no control over. Obtaining land certificates is time consuming, expensive and confusing (between titling and certification processes). An illustration shows women’s access and control over land according to landscape position.Item Land grabs in Africa : so, what’s ‘new’?(School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, 2010) Verma, RituStrengthening Indigenous peoples’ and women’s rights would help begin to redress the imbalances of power and colonial power. This presentation provides perspective on land grabbing through the lens of multiple causes and forces rooted in historical, geopolitical and patriarchal relations of power. It reviews dominant discourses such as neo-liberalism and reductionism that neglect the socio-cultural, political, historical, and spiritual values of land.Item Beneficiaries or mere agents? women’s agrarian reform experiences in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe(University of Zimbabwe, 2010) Chingarande, Dominica S.; Mugabe, Prisca; Kujinga, Krasposy; Magaisa, EsteriThis brief presentation describes a project that aims to assess the linkages between Fast Track Land Reform (FTLRP), migration, rural poverty and forest resource management in Chimanimani district in Zimbabwe. Men are the sole beneficiaries of land endowments 69% of the time.Item Access to land and land based resources among women in pastoralist and forest-dwelling communities in EA : exploring multiple exclusions and their impacts on women’s citizenship(2010) Kameri-Mbote, PatriciaThe study aims to illustrate how women’s entitlements are mediated through sub-national/ethnic citizenship and the implications that this has on their national citizenship, where citizenship is critical for entitlements, participation and protection of women. The presentation provides information regarding women in pastoralist communities. National laws and policies increasingly recognise women’s rights and marginalised communities’ rights to land and land-based resources. More research is necessary to examine the implementation of new policy.Item Complimenting the state the role of community land and property watchdog groups in protecting women land rights : case study Gatundu South county Kenya(GROOTS Kenya, 2010) Shivutse, VioletThe presentation reviews a grassroots women’s group whose actions resulted in the formation of a model now known as community land and property watchdog group (WDG). The women were mobilized by noticing an increasing trend in asset stripping, and disinheritance of widows and orphans, and the further spread of HIV (due to customary law). The WDG are led by affected women who are seeking solutions, and men who by default have to support disinherited women (sisters/mothers) and/or male children who were also stripped of property. The report suggests enhanced grassroots women-led research, including projects on the joint titling of land.Item Boletín Fronteras, no. 2, febrero 2010(FLACSO Ecuador, 2010)Item Women, Land and Livelihoods, September 14 -16, 2010, Nairobi(Maasai Women Development Organisation (MWEDO), 2010) Porokwa, Scolastika JosephLinking and networking campaigns between grassroots and global partners brings desirable results. The presentation provides insight into the Maasai Women Development Organization (MWEDO) and Maasai women’s groups in Tanzania who have mobilized to secure land for agriculture. Land piloting and demarcation is done using traditional knowledge in collaboration with the village government. Women apply to respective villages to acquire individual and group ownership of land. Increased numbers of women now have access to land for agriculture, grazing and settlements.Item Customary law and its implications for women's rights and access to land in Africa : the case of anglophone Cameroon(University of Buea, 2010) Fonjong, LotsmartThis presentation focuses on women’s rights to land in the context of the dual customary and statutory practices that regulate land tenure in Cameroon. Statutory laws should be written in simple and engendered language to avoid generalities that reinforce discrimination. Colonialism in Africa altered the status of men and women vis-à-vis land and tenure: rigid sexual division of labour presented the man as the breadwinner and women as the home manager. By extension, the introduction of a market economy gave men control of the land. Decentralized power structures are needed, with enough resources to issue land titles and joint land titles.Item Gendering land tools : evaluating for the delivery of women's security of tenure(Land, Tenure and Property Administration Section, UN Habitat, 2010) Uhlig, BrittaThis presentation provides information about the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN). It focuses on the mandate of the GLTN, to develop pro-poor land management as well as land tenure tools, and to improve the dissemination of knowledge about how to implement security of tenure. The presentation provides details, with a breakdown of categories and tasks involved in this work such as: land rights, records and registration; land use planning; land management, administration and information; land law and enforcement; and land value capture. The Gender Evaluation Criteria is a flexible framework to test the gender responsiveness of land tools.