Who We Are

WOMEN’S LAND LINK AFRICA (WLLA) is a collaboration of existing initiatives that supports and strengthens women at various levels with particular focus on communities to have access to and control over land and housing using a community development and rights-based approach. WLLA was created by four dedicated partners including COHRE, the Huairou Commission, FAO, and UN Habitat, to address the growing need to link women and share information on the issues of housing and land rights for women throughout Africa. This was initiated in order to strengthen the many ongoing efforts already in place, to slowly build towards an Africa where women’s housing and land rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. The WLLA plays an important role in strengthening the already existing efforts on advocacy for law/policy reform and implementation; information gathering, dissemination and exchanges on best practices and lessons learned; the development of tools and strategies towards achievement of women’s equal rights to land, housing and property. It seeks to link grassroots women with NGOs, community based groups, academics, donors, governmental offices, and with all those interested in fighting for women’s housing and land rights as well as those interested in supporting grassroots women’s local development initiatives. Using the tools of human rights on one hand, and community driven initiatives on the other, the WLLA contributes to the improvement of women’s housing and land rights in Africa by gathering and disseminating information, supporting and linking successful strategies, and advocating for change. WOMENS LAND LINK AFRICA MISSION STATEMENT:   The Women Land Link Africa is a collaboration of existing initiatives that supports and strengthens women at various levels, with particular focus on communities, to have access to and control over land, housing and property, using both a rights and development based approach.