Este episódio de LandUP! aborda um tema muitas vezes negligenciado ao discutir os direitos das mulheres viúvas à terra. As mulheres viúvas enfrentam obstáculos e desafios muito diferentes quando se trata de acesso à terra e este momento de suas vidas vale a pena explorar. Com isto em mente, falamos com a advogada de direitos humanos Faith Alubbe, a economista de terras Nana Ama Yirrah e a consultora principal de Mokoro e membro do Conselho do Land Portal Dr. Elizabeth Daley sobre a viuvez e como os direitos das mulheres à terra são freqüentemente vinculados aos de um homem, com um foco específico na África.
Women’s land and property rights are increasingly understood as an important driver of economic
growth and social development, as well as being critical to human rights for women. Growing evidence
confirms that women’s land and property rights lead to important social and economic outcomes for
women and their families.Yet around the world, women remain significantly disadvantaged
Women represent a large part of the 2.5 billion people who depend on lands managed through customary, community-based tenure systems and are especially reliant on commons for their lives and livelihoods. They have very often limited and unsecured access to land and natural resources and tend to be excluded from decisions concerning them.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1.4.2 and 5.A.1 refer to the strengthening of women’s land and property rights as a fundamental pathway towards poverty reduction and women’s empowerment. Securing women’s land and property rights can increase agricultural productivity, incentivise the adoption of climate-resilient natural resource management and increase household spending on health and education.
Gender equality guidelines will motivate Zambia’s traditional leaders to champion women’s rights in land and resource management