Women’s Land Rights Network

Women's Land Rights Network

While estimating the effective ownership of women over land, a conservative estimate reveals that not more than 4 percent (ranging between 2% and 4%) of land in rural Bangladesh is owned by women (Barakatet.al.: 2014). The complexity and magnitude of issues pertaining to land administration and management in Bangladesh cannot be overstated. For example, multiple claims to the same property are widespread. Land grabbing presents serious legal and governance related challenges.

In order to bring out grass root level experiences of women landowners and fisher-folk communities in one platform and to influence inherited rights, 14 local level Women Rights and Women-led organisations are facilitating a network. Currently network members are representing all of the eight divisions in Bangladesh by sharing their field level experiences and evidences.

The expected outcomes of the network are as follows:

Land laws and administration is women friendly improved based on the grass root level experiences and research evidence in Bangladesh
Further influence for equality in inherited rights and propose alternatives through increased participation and representation at the local and national level

Six monthly learning sharing meetings with Women’s Land Rights Network, 15 Dec 2022

Badabon Sangho has organized a six monthly learning sharing meeting with Women’s Land Rights Network at Lalmatia in Dhaka on 15th Dec 2022. Members of Women’s Land Rights Network Alam of Khagrachari, Jagrat Foundation of Patuakhali, Shiri of patuakhali, Adivasi Nari Parishad of Dinajpur, Abhiyan of Narail, Tarang Mahila Kalyan Sanstha of Jamalpur, Achik Michik…

Achik Michik Society delivered the training on women’s leadership on land and waterbodies

Last 21-22 October 2022, Women’s Land Rights Network’s member Achik Michik Society organized a training on `women leadership in land and water-bodies’ with indigenous women group members. 25 group members from 5 villages of Madhupur were participated in the training. To empower indigenous women groups’ members by sharing information and knowhow- was the key purpose of…

Women’s Land Rights Network organized training on `women leadership in land and water-bodies’ in khagrachari on 26-27th Nov 2022

Women’s Land Rights Network’s member Alam-Khagrachari organized a training on `women leadership in land and water-bodies’ with indigenous women group members on 26-27th Nov 2022. Twenty five (25) group members from three (3) villages of Khagrachari were participated in the training. To empower indigenous women groups’ members by sharing information and knowhow- was the key purpose…

International Day of Women Violence Resistance, 25 Nov 2022

25 Nov, 2022 16daysactivism, UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was observed by the women’s rights groups/organisations of Women’s Land Rights Network. A total 12 organisations observed the day by organising rallies, discussion meeting, protests in Satkhira Shyamnagar, Patuakhali, Narail, Jamalpur, Rajshahi,…

International Day of Rural Women facilitated by `Women’s Land Rights Group’ 15 Oct 2022

Women’s Land Rights Group organised the six monthly coordination meeting on 15 Oct 2022. Within the formal meeting agendas, members were talked about the International Day of Rural Women. It was excellent discussion regarding how rural women and girls are struggling within price hike and commercialization of cropping. Particularly, organic cropping and shared agriculture were…

Women’s Land Rights Network member ` Nakshikantha’ organised `Women’s Leadership on Land and Water-bodies’ Training at Shamynagor, 28-29 August 2022

It two days long training (28-29 August 2022) for women groups’ leaders in Shyamnagar, Sathkira, One of the women’s land rights network members- Nakshikantha has organized the training to women’s group members. A total of 25 women leaders were participated in the training and they clearly understood how landownership contribute to the empowerment as well.…