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<strong>Dr. Justine Uvuza</strong> is a senior gender and land tenure specialist at Landesa. Her experience spans inheritance law, land dispute resolution, and land tenure policy. Dr. Uvuza has over 20 years of experience working with government, NGOs, and academic institutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa. She provides technical assistance to the USAID Liberia Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA).
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Full Rights for All: USAID Works with the Government of Liberia and its Partners to Address Gender Dimensions in Land Governance
Addressing gender disparities in the context of land reforms is not easy. Effectively addressing gender issues takes time and effort, which can sometimes make it more expensive in the initial stages of a project or program. However, evidence shows that integrating gender throughout land reform interventions not only increases benefits for women, but strengthens the intervention overall. Meaningfully including gender into land reform approaches often requires a change in behavior among decision-makers and program participants that, in some cases, may take years, even decades.