GLTN’s institutional commitment to gender equality and secure land rights for women and girls has been at the core of its work since inception in 2006. Guided by the current Gender Strategy, GLTN acknowledges that addressing “gender” encompasses issues, needs and gaps pertaining to women, men and children, but “gives deliberate attention to women and girls, recognizing the unique and pressing challenges and outstanding needs related to women’s and girls’ land and property rights.
Improving the rights of women and girls to land is vital to overcoming poverty and inequality, ensuring justice and human rights, and countering trends that further undermine the rights and wellbeing of women. Throughout the years, GLTN’s work on women and girls land and property rights has reinforced the truth that a concerted focus with Partners on these issues strategically designed and implemented can serve as a catalyst for much broader change in a region or country.
GLTN continues to support women’s land rights through capacity building, advocacy for, and inclusion of gender-inclusive land governance principles in changes to policies, laws, and regulations in various countries across the globe.
The Network has developed new tools and adjusted existing ones based on the circumstances and opportunities and the social and cultural settings in which they are operated.
This brief account demonstrates GLTN work in strengthening gender and women and girls land tenure security in various contexts, countries and regions.
Join us in celebrating these achievements as we look on to supporting and enhancing this cause and championing the transformational effects of women’s and girls’ equal rights to and control over land at the individual, household, and community levels!
