I would like to know the data of the percentage of women who have obtained title deeds under customary ownership and the status of women land rights under the Tanzanian customary laws. By Kat OakJanuary 17, 2020 CONTINUE READING I would like to know the data of the percentage of women who have obtained title deeds under customary ownership and the status of women land rights under the Tanzanian customary laws. 1 min read
Do financial incentives make a difference in terms of getting women’s names on land documents? By Kat OakDecember 16, 2019 CONTINUE READING Do financial incentives make a difference in terms of getting women’s names on land documents? 1 min read
Do any countries require the consent of both the husband and wife to transfer property used by both, even if only one is the owner? By Kat OakOctober 11, 2019 CONTINUE READING Do any countries require the consent of both the husband and wife to transfer property used by both, even if only one is the owner? 1 min read
What type of incentives have been used effectively to encourage women’s names to be included on land rights documents? By Kat OakSeptember 16, 2019 CONTINUE READING What type of incentives have been used effectively to encourage women’s names to be included on land rights documents? 1 min read
We are preparing a project in Tanzania that will provide land certificates to urban land parcels including in urban informal settlements. We believe that a fair number of residents are renters, including likely many female headed households. What is good practice we can use to secure land rights for both the ‘owners’ and the ‘renters’? And are there any gender specific issues we should look at, be aware of? By Kat OakMay 9, 2019 CONTINUE READING We are preparing a project in Tanzania that will provide land certificates to urban land parcels including in urban informal settlements. We believe that a fair number of residents are renters, including likely many female headed households. What is good practice we can use to secure land rights for both the ‘owners’ and the ‘renters’? And are there any gender specific issues we should look at, be aware of? 1 min read
In discussing the political economy of land governance, titling of customary land is seen as a deliberate effort to push land into the market to be negotiated. Does this threaten women and men’s rights over customary land? By Kat OakApril 2, 2019 CONTINUE READING In discussing the political economy of land governance, titling of customary land is seen as a deliberate effort to push land into the market to be negotiated. Does this threaten women and men’s rights over customary land? 1 min read
