The morning of August 27, 2015 citizens of Zambia, Traditional Chiefs, workers from We Effect and Women for Change gathered at Cresta Golfview Hotel to launch the report made in the conference held last year.
Almost exactly a year ago, Women for Change and We Effect organized a conference to gather Traditional Leaders from Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe to speak on the issue of Women's Land Ownership Rights. Women in all four of these countries face many issues in the process of gaining possession of land, for example in many circumstances where there a husband passes, his family will seize the land he owned - leaving nothing for the wife and children.
We gathered on this morning to launch the report on the conclusions of this conference
Our Guest of Honour for this day: Deputy Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, John Kafuna, Chief Chikanta and Chief Ndake are some of our guests joining us today. We also had a informative presentation from Zambia Land Alliance from the Executive Director: Nsama Chikolwa, where it was stated that there was a demand in Zambia for a Land Policy. There have been many issues surrounding land seizure by parties that may or may not actually have entitlement to it, and through Land Policy.
Another notable speech from the Regional Director of our partner WeEffect: Lena Martens Kalmelid stated: "Poverty has a female face... This is not the end, simply a step. We must ensure the continuation of work in the partnership between Women for Change and WeEffect and other stakeholders, towards a society where Women and Men hold equal rights.. "
This is important as we have seen time and time again, the occurrence of one big act of motion and no follow up and the problem remains. To create sustainable systems is the key goal in the development work Women for Change does.
Almost exactly a year ago, Women for Change and We Effect organized a conference to gather Traditional Leaders from Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe to speak on the issue of Women's Land Ownership Rights. Women in all four of these countries face many issues in the process of gaining possession of land, for example in many circumstances where there a husband passes, his family will seize the land he owned - leaving nothing for the wife and children.
We gathered on this morning to launch the report on the conclusions of this conference
Our Guest of Honour for this day: Deputy Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, John Kafuna, Chief Chikanta and Chief Ndake are some of our guests joining us today. We also had a informative presentation from Zambia Land Alliance from the Executive Director: Nsama Chikolwa, where it was stated that there was a demand in Zambia for a Land Policy. There have been many issues surrounding land seizure by parties that may or may not actually have entitlement to it, and through Land Policy.
Another notable speech from the Regional Director of our partner WeEffect: Lena Martens Kalmelid stated: "Poverty has a female face... This is not the end, simply a step. We must ensure the continuation of work in the partnership between Women for Change and WeEffect and other stakeholders, towards a society where Women and Men hold equal rights.. "
This is important as we have seen time and time again, the occurrence of one big act of motion and no follow up and the problem remains. To create sustainable systems is the key goal in the development work Women for Change does.