The Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) is a consortium of national and international non governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals aimed at ensuring the equitable distribution of land and the subsequent reduction of poverty in Uganda. The alliance's objective is to enhance access, control and ownership of land by poor and marginalised men, women and children, through the promotion of fair policies and laws for the protection of land rights.
Ugandan society where there is equitable access and control over land the poor women, men and children are actively participating to eradicate poverty.
Mission:
To enhance access, control and ownership of land by the poor women, men, children and other marginalized females and males through the promotion of fair policies and laws for protection of land rights.
ULA values:
Participation
Coordination
Social justice
Sustainable management of land
Gender equity
Participation and empowerment of communities
Networking
Ethics and integrity
Objectives:
Increased land rights and awareness among poor women, men, children and other marginalized groups.
To lobby and advocate for fair land laws and policies to protect and promote the land rights of poor women, men children and other marginalized groups.
Effective participation of members in the Alliance’s programmes and enhanced collaboration with other organizations and institutions.
Efficiency and effectiveness in the planning and management of Alliance’s programmes.
Activities/Main areas of work:
Priority issues addressed by ULA are: Customary land tenure security; Land rights awareness; Land legal and policy reforms and Organisational development The most relevant activities areas are: Research; Community Sensitisations
Information packaging and dissemination; Developing the Resource Center;
Training of community volunteers in Alternative Dispute Resolutions; Lobbying for the enactment of the National Land Policy; Monitoring the performance of the Parliament on issues like the National Land Policy and the Domestic Relations Bill
Some selected ULA's projects and programmes include:
Awareness building on land rights through Sensitization on Land Law and policy; Information dissemination on National Land policy
Land Rights Centers: together with partner /member organisations ULA has put in place regional land rights centers charged with the task of ensuring increased awareness land rights and obligations. They are in Kibaaale district with URTD in Kagadi for Western region, in Mbale with FIDA-Uganda and in Kapchorwa with Action Aid Uganda for eastern region and with VEDCO in Luweero for the central region and Apac for with the Northern region. The Alliance also operates a centre Legal Aid Project of Uganda Law Society in Kampala. The main role of centers is: - Provision of Legal and technical advice - Encouraging Alternative dispute resolution in land matters.
Research on areas of reform on Land Law and policy - Identify cases for strategic litigation
Lobby and Advocacy on: - Women's Land and co-ownership of Family Land - Issues of inclusion in the National Land Policy - Amendment of specific sections of the Land Act 1998 - Reform and revision of other legislation on land to confirm with the Land Act - Monitoring implementation of land laws and policy.
Networking and Collaboration for: - Skill building and enhanced members capacity - Information flow between and among members and ULA - Concerted strategic plans in making land issues visible and accessible to the public - Lobbying and advocates for fair land law and policies - Regional networking with: - Land net East Africa - Land net West Africa - Pastoral Civil Society programme of IIED/RECONCILE - International Land Coalition
Coverage:
Uganda
Beneficiaries:
ULA members and marginalized groups
Membership/Affiliations
Netherlands Organisations For International Developement (NOVIB)
Minority Rights Group International (MRG)
ACTION AID INTERNATIONAL - UGANDA
Dan Church Aid ( DCI )
