In the years following Sierra Leone’s civil war, many women, especially widows and displaced survivors, returned home only to face exclusion from land ownership and inheritance. Discriminatory customary practices and limited legal protection left them vulnerable to dispossession and economic insecurity. This case story highlights how national legal reforms, combined
At CLPA 2025, Land for Life launched a policy brief on bringing land back to the agenda and visited communities in Batu, Ethiopia, where women from different countries connected over shared land governance challenges.
The Land for Life Toolbox is a practical and reflective guide for Multi-Actor Partnerships (MAPs) in the field of land governance. Drawing on eight years of experience in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, it offers tools, case studies, and key learnings to support inclusive and effective partnerships for
At the 2025 World Bank Land Conference, global experts underscored the urgent need for fair and inclusive land governance to tackle climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss. The Land for Life initiative highlighted the power of collaboration over competition in shaping sustainable, people-centred land solutions.Several hundred participants from
A Land for Life delegation of goverment and civil society representatives from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia participated in a learning exchange in Uganda on government and civil society partnerships on land governance. Beside participating in interesting discussions and a field trip, Welthungerhilfe/Land for Life organized a
The VGGT+10 initiative has brought new insights, collaboration, and a path forward for revitalizing land rights and food security across the globe. In a groundbreaking achievement for equitable land tenure rights worldwide, the UN Committee on Food Security (CFS) endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and
On the second day of the Strategy & Planning Workshop, participants visited an investment area near Bishoftu, where Land for Life Ethiopia has initiated dialogue processes between investors and the community. In Lume Woreda, close to its capital Modjo, the climatic conditions are ideal for many products that are
“Before the VGGT, land was acquired based on the level of power. Land was a symbol of authority. Land governance was barbaric, guided by bloodshed and violence. But the VGGT came with an idea that land can be governed responsibly.” – Berns Komba Lebbie, National Coordinator Land for Life Sierra
