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The overall goal of the project is to contribute to gender equality within pastoralists and agro-pastoralists communities through capacity building on gender equality and countering gender-based violence and harmful traditional practices that harm women,youth andgirls in accessing their rights and attaining their potentials in life. The project specific objectives include, raising awareness and knowledge of community groups on gender equality, leadership skills and participation in decision-making processes. Also to promote understanding and awareness of community men, women and youth on land rights and property ownership. The some of immediate outcomes that will support the longer term outcomes by women and youth pastoralists and agro-pastoralists is having better individual andcollective ability to control productive resources including land and natural resources, increased awareness of their socio and economic rights, and have increased leadership and governance skills for greater voice and participation of women and youth in decision making at household, community, government and market levels. Within the context Lareto Co-operative through land rights awareness and education training to the wards, women and youth leaders and communities on land Act No. 4 of 1999 and village Land Act No. 5 of 1999 will ensure their rights on land ownership and use, management, right of ownership roles and responsibilities by gender onall matters regarding family, and village land. The village and ward government leaders, women and youth leaders, traditional leaders, ward land tribunals will be trained and informed on the role of making informed decisions in land matters, importance of genderequality and of helping women and youth marginalized groups in thesociety taking part in political and decision making processes. Rights to property ownership to all community groups will also be emphasized. Empowering the community members on land matters will reduce land conflicts among different land users and this will also guarantees the rights of women and youth to own land and other properties that they can use to promote their livelihood. Equal participation of women and youth in political affairs will help thesegroups to participate and influence decisionmaking on the issues that really matters to them, including land and other rights to economic resources. The project will also enhance the land rights and security through awareness of both men and women in selected villages of Monduli District. The skills and knowledge gained from this project will empower pastoralists and agro-pastoralist women and youths to participate equitably in decision-making within their communities and in government and other relevant forums, and ableto face their specific challenges in promoting and enjoying their livelihoods

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The Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative (DLCI) for Improved Policy and Practice in the Horn of Africa (DLCI) is an independent non-profit organisation registered in Kenya. DLCI promotes learning and advocacy on dry land issues throughout East Africa. In recent years it has focused on Kenya particularly the counties of Turkana, Isiolo and Marsabit. In 2016, DLCI carried out an extensive process of consultations with remote and marginalised communities in Turkana, Isiolo and Marsabit to identify key concernsand issues around community land law and community benefits as well as participation of marginalised communities in policy and planning consultations. DLCI proposes to continue with community consultations in these counties, and that their voices are represented and concerns addressed in the community land registration regulations and support is provided for communities to register their landthat will mitigate conflict and ensure strong sustainable management in future. DLCI will also lobby and raise awareness with government agencies to promote genuine community participation in policy and planning processes and improve the relationship and trust between government and communities in the new administration. DLCI will promote access to critical government policies and strategiesand evidence based analysis by developing a policy portal on its website and developing policy syntheses and accessible communication materials on critical issues.

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The proposed project builds on the concluded 5-year Raising Her Voice Project (RHVP) which was conceived and designed to influence the Uganda Government to ratify and domesticate the Africa Union Protocol on Women#s Rights without harmful reservations; and to contribute to promoting the role of women in the decision-making processes affecting their lives. The five-year Project was launched in2008 and ended in March 2013. This project will be part of the 2nd phase of the RHV with started march 2014. Although the 2nd phaseof the project focuses on fostering Local women#s activism and leadership to advance Women#s land rights and fight against VAW, the3rd year of the 2nd phase of RHV will only focus on Women#s Land rights. This project aims to build onthis momentum by specifically building capacity of rural women and women leaders to be at the forefront of advocating for the issues impinging on their rights especially the right to Land especially land inheritance and succession rights. The project will building women#s capacity to engage with the governance framework and cultural institutions at different levels so that functional land management structures are put in place and responsive to the needs of women. It#s envisaged that the engagement ofwomen with cultural institutions and Legal framework will increase land accessibility for women as well and control. The voices of women At local level, the project will be implemented in 3 sub regions of the Greater north , in the districts of Lamwo, Kitgum( Acholi region) Kabong and Kotido( Karamoja region)and Nebbi and Arua (Westnile region). Given the situation of women in northern Uganda with regard to high land ownership injustices and other injustices against women, domestication and implementation of the Maputo Protocol is important to address gaps in policy, laws and implementation of programmes to address women#s rights. The project will focus on pushing for the implementation of the recently passed land policy.