𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 Speaking on aligning women’s land rights with enterprise development and food security at the Land Rights Conference, Ms. Sandra Namarome, Spotlight Initiative Programme Coordinator at the Ministry of Local Government, emphasized that women’s economic empowerment must go hand in hand with secure access to and control over land. She highlighted the Parish Development Model (PDM) as an opportunity to support women-led enterprises, improve access to finance and strengthen household food security. However, she noted that financial support alone is insufficient if women lack control over the land needed to sustain their businesses and benefit from the income generated. Ms. Namarome encouraged women to join enterprise groups and SACCOs, participate in training and take advantage of locally available agricultural and economic opportunities. She also emphasized the role of local governments and community leaders in providing information, strengthening access to justice and helping women address land-related disputes. She further highlighted the importance of nutrition planning and collaboration between government institutions to improve household food and nutrition security. She stressed that sustainable women’s economic empowerment requires not only access to finance, but also secure land rights, awareness of legal protections and strong local institutions that support women’s participation in development programmes.

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞. A world where being a woman is never a reason to lose her land, inheritance, or future. That is the future we are building, where her land is hers, her rights are protected, and justice knows no gender. #StandForHerLand #WomensLandRights #4thWLRConf26 #WomensLandConf26