Women’s Land Rights Champions

This series features Women’s Land Rights Champions from around the world to learn more about their work.

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Olivia Namukwaya, Programs Coordinator of Girls Outloud Luweero–Uganda

June 2026 – From Menstrual Health to Land Rights: Grassroots Advocacy for Women and Girls in Luweero

Patricia Malasha, USAID/REFS
Patricia Malasha, USAID/REFS

January 2025 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Patricia Malasha

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Aslihan Kes, USAID/REFS

October 2024 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Aslihan Kes

Emile Ako, USAID/Côte d’Ivoire

February 2024 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Emile Ako

Altaf Afridi, USAID/Pakistan

October 2023 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Altaf Afridi

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Serge Ramanantsoa, USAID/Madagascar

August 2023 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Serge Ramanantsoa

Semaly Kisamo, USAID/Tanzania

May 2023 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Semaly Kisamo

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Corrine Hart, Senior Advisor for Gender and Environment, USAID/DDI, Washington DC

May 2022 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Corinne Hart

 

Paula Pimentel, USAID/Mozambique

February 2022 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Paula Pimentel

F. Mulbah Zig Forkpa, Jr., USAID/Liberia

January 2022 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: F. Mulbah Zig Forkpa, Jr.

Marcela Chaves, USAID/Colombia

December 2021 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Marcela Chaves

Catherine Tembo, USAID/Zambia

November 2021 – Women’s Land Rights Champion: Catherine Tembo, Ph.D.