Tanzania
A shared vision for women’s land rights.
More than three-quarters of Tanzanians depend on land for their livelihoods, yet only one third of women in Tanzania report owning land. The Government of Tanzania is committed to protecting women’s land rights as a foundational driver of human progress—a commitment enshrined in both the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Since 2011, Landesa has partnered with the national government and civil society to achieve this vision. Landesa advances secure rights to land for Tanzania’s women and local communities through policy advocacy, land use planning and certification, responsible land-based investments, and support for women, youth, and other traditionally marginalized groups.
Our work
Legal Reform
Alongside Tanzanian civil society organizations, Landesa influences a number of national land-related policies, including proposing provisions around investors’ duty to protect the land rights of communities and recognition of smallholder producers as primary investors to the National Investment Policy. Recommendations to this and other policies ensure new frameworks are effective, inclusive, and gender responsive, positively impacting millions of Tanzanians.
In addition to National Investment Policy, In the last three years, in collaboration with CSOs, we have provided policy recommendations to the following policies; The National Housing Policy, The National Human Settlement Development Policy, The National Investment and Development Policy, The National Gender and Development Policy, and The National Youth Engagement in Agriculture Strategy.
Once adopted, these policies will lead to a wave of legislative reforms, implementation plans, and the design of new programs. Landesa plans to engage at all these levels to ensure that the strong policy provisions are adopted into laws and plans, and that stronger legal provisions and plans are developed to substitute the weaker policy areas. Moreover, we will continue to proactively provide policy recommendations to land and land-related policies, legislations, and regulations.
Land Use Planning
