Zambia Land Alliance is a network of NGOs working for just land policies and laws that take into account the interests of the poor. The organization promotes secured access, ownership and control over land through lobbying and advocacy, research and community participation.
Vision: “A Zambia in which the rural and urban poor have secured access, ownership and control over land for development.”
Mission:
The Land Alliance is a platform for collective action committed to promoting equitable access and secured ownership of land by the rural poor, through lobbying and advocacy, networking, research and community partnership.
Objectives:
The strategic objectives of the Zambia Land Alliance are as follows:
Lobby and advocate for policies and laws that are inclusive of the rural and urban poor, most of who depend on land for their livelihood.
Conduct research on land related laws and policies, and investigate and document the efforts by various stakeholders on equitable access and ownership of land.
To raise awareness on land rights,gender,HIV/AIDS and the environment
Network and collaborate with national, regional and international bodies to share experiences and discussions on the future courses of action on land issues as they relate to poor rural families.
Activities/Main areas of work:
Zambia Land Alliance is spearheaded by a Secretariat whose functions include:
Coordinating member NGO land advocacy programmes
Networking with Government, cooperating partners, NGOs and the communities themselves so as to influence for fair land reforms
Gathering information on land dispossessions in Zambia and advocating for accountable and transparent land administrative systems
Publicizing land disputes and demanding land reforms in order to promote secure land ownership for poor women and men
Creating alliances in provinces and districts so as to promote a common purpose in land advocacy
Coverage:
Zambia
Beneficiaries:
Local communities, in particular the rural and urban poor
The Zambia Land Alliance does not provide
The Zambia Land Alliance does not provide land to those who need it. Its role is to share information with the public and lobby for just land laws and policies that take into account the interests of the poor. The Land Alliance’s projects are carried out by member organizations.
Membership/Affiliations
Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR)
LandNet Southern Africa
Southern Africa Trust
Program for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), South Africa
