The webinar on Women Inheriting Land: Rights and Realities took place on 22 February, 2019.

The objective of this webinar was to discuss the significance of owning land through inheritance, the challenges that prevent women from inheriting land, the opportunities offered through the best practices and the possible actions that can be taken at different levels.

This report provides a summary of the discussion.

Broad Areas of discussion:

La lucha de la “Comisión Vecinal Sin Tierra comenzó en 1995 solicitando las tierras que anteriormente formaban parte de un aserradero y que fueron donadas al Ministerio de Defensa. La Comisión Vecinal planteó una propuesta de Ley de desafectación de las tierras que debido se promulgó recién en marzo de 1999. En 2000 la comisión ocupó sus tierras por la lentitud de la distribución a los campesinos

Com este artigo propõe-se numa das múltiplas arestas dessa clivagem (homem/mulher, civilização/natureza), a saber, a maneira em que os discursos e representações produzidos pela lógica moderna/patriarcal/capitalista são reproduzidos na cotidianidade das práticas agroalimentares numa região do sul global, a estética associada a essa ordem e sua relação com o papel da mulher na divisão do trabalho agrícola.

Defensoras de los territorios Mujeres planteando alternativas al modelo de desarrollo extractivista    

Carmen Francisca de las Nieves Aliaga Monrroy

Antropóloga,

Responsable del Área de Investigación Social y de Género del Colectivo de Coordinación de Acciones Socio Ambientales (Colectivo CASA), a

ctivista del movimiento de mujeres ambientalistas y actualmente investigadora del programa de maestría del CIDES – UMSA en el área de Teoría Crítica.  

Tierra, violencia y desplazamiento 
 Malkya Tudela
Periodista, trabajó en el periódico La Prensa y el periódico digital del PIEB, cuenta con Maestría en Estudios Críticos del Desarrollo en CIDES- UMSA. Actualmente trabaja en la Unidad de Investigación del IPDRS.
 
 
 

Este estudio analiza la relacion existente entre la capacidad de agencia de las mujeres rurales que luchan por tierra y recursos productivos con los programas o las políticas orientadas a reducir la pobreza en las familias rurales en Nicaragua.

Date: 8 mars 2019

Source: Farmlandgrab, GRAIN

January 14, 2014 — This study analyzing the impact of the Girls Project, a pilot program designed and implemented by a partnership between the Indian government and Landesa, has found that participating girls are more likely to: stay in school longer, marry later, inherit land, and have an economic asset in their name.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation's Rick Gaynor discusses how the Voluntary Guidelines for Land Tenure help to strengthen women farmer's claims to land and improve food security around the world.

The video tells about the implementation of the learning programme “Governing land for women and men”, which is part of the efforts to build capacities of change agents in five countries to implement the Voluntary Guidelines for responsible governance of tenure.

Self-paced

Self-paced courses are delivered online and can be accessed using a computer. Self-paced courses allow learners to access content at their pace, and from anywhere at any time. This type of course is mainly interactive and can include video, audio or animations to enhance the learning experience.

This training package provides an introduction to the important, complex, and sometimes daunting theme of improving land governance as a means to enhance gender equality and grassroots participation in land matters.