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The Guardian TZ — Ahead of UNCCD COP17, Landesa Tanzania convened stakeholders to urge stronger global commitments to women’s land rights, community-led restoration, and inclusive land governance as foundations for restoring degraded landscapes.
On International Widows Day (June 23), we’re reflecting on the important work to strengthen land and inheritance rights for widows.
In celebration of Earth Day, we’re announcing an expansion to our Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Project, an ambitious effort to strengthen coastal land and tenure rights for millions of people, protect fragile mangrove ecosystems, and mitigate climate change.
Land Portal — During a session at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, Landesa Tanzania’s Khadija Mrisho presented findings from the Land Tenure Assistance Project in Iringa District. She noted that while formalization is widely promoted as the antidote to tenure insecurity, reforms often overlook what happens after titles are issued.
Meet Joseph Chiombola, Landesa’s Policy and Law Expert, Africa Region based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Joseph started working for Landesa in 2024.
Michuzi TZ — Landesa, alongside S4HL TZ partners Haki Ardhi and MIICO, launched the Women’s Land Rights Manifesto during the 5th annual gathering for Int’l Day of Rural Women in Tanzania, reaffirming our commitment to ensuring all women can own and inherit land with security and dignity.
Daily Star TZ — Landesa’s Khadija Mrisho and Godfrey Massay were quoted in an article about S4HL Tanzania’s new Women’s Land Rights Manifesto.
The Citizen TZ — The importance of youth land rights and participation was underscored at a workshop convened by the Youth and Land Multi-Stakeholder Platform in Africa (YLMPA). Landesa helped create the YLMPA, which now includes 55 members from 18 countries.
ITV — Tanzania’s Ministry of Community Development pledged, with support from UN Women and Landesa, to advance women’s economic equality under the Generation Equality Forum commitments.
The Guardian TZ — Landesa’s Khadija Mrisho and Godfrey Massay were interviewed about the urgent need to close the gap between Tanzania’s progressive land policies and the realities women face, calling for dismantling discriminatory traditions, improving governance, and ensuring women know and claim their land rights.
