Land Tenure and Governance
Secure tenure is indispensable to the right to adequate housing.
Land rights are central to sustainable housing.
Security of tenure is an indispensable factor to the right to adequate housing. HFH Uganda recognizes tenure security implications related to housing arising from urban renewal, land management, and post-conflicts or disaster recovery.
To improve land tenure security for sustainable housing, we sensitize community members including women on land and property rights; support vulnerable partner family heads to write wills; and help them acquire land registration certificates.
Helping families understand and secure land ownership.
Land and property rights
Sensitizing community members, including women, on land and property rights.
Wills and certificates
Supporting vulnerable partner family heads to write wills and acquire land registration certificates.
Certificates of Customary Land Ownership
Working with partners such as FIDA Uganda to help families access legal land ownership documents.
Strengthening systems around housing and land.
Capacity building through trainings is offered to district local government land committees on land governance and support families have legal ownership over land.
Habitat Uganda is also leading efforts aimed at policy formulation that promote tenure security. During the National Housing Symposium, tenure security emerged as a key issue for policy makers.
District land committees
Training district local government land committees on land governance.
Media awareness
Using media to raise awareness on land matters and existing legal ownership opportunities.
Policy review
Reviewing housing and land governance policies to inform future government policy consideration.
Advancing tenure security through partnership.
As part of advocacy, HFH Uganda conducted a policy review of the main policies related to housing and land governance with the aim of leading discussions for future policy consideration by the government.
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