Block 213, Plot 538
Makonzo Zone Bukoto, off Kisasi Road
PO Box 26990
Kampala
Contact: Oscar Oceh Kanyarangareng

The Uganda Land Alliance is a consortium of 44 national and international NGO's as well as individuals, lobbying and advocating for fair land laws and policies that address the land rights of the poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and individuals in Uganda.

The Alliance was set up in 1995 as a non-governmental, independent autonomous legal entity and registered as a company limited by guarantee.

Vision A Ugandan society where there is equitable access and control over land and the poor women, men and children are actively participating to eradicate poverty.

Mission To enhance access, control and ownership of land by poor and marginalized men, women and children, through the promotion of fair policies and laws for the protection of land rights.

Member of the International Land Coalition 2003
Member of the Coalition Council 2003-05

Advocacy Events - ICARRD 2006 Administering Land Rights: Alternatives to Individual Property Ownership

Advocacy

Uganda Government Finally Scraps Mabira Rainforest Giveaway

Presentation at the International Land Coalition Global Assembly, Bolivia 2005

Network Support Programme

Workshop strengthening the capacity of LandNet East Africa

Knowledge Programme

Land Rights Information Centers
Land Literacy: Awareness Raising and Community Empowerment - Results and Lessons Learned
Rural Women's Access to Land (WRAP) Uganda
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1 : Increase land rights awareness among poor women, men, children and other marginalized groups.

2: 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.

3: Effective participation of members in the Alliance 's programmes and enhanced collaboration with other organizations and institutions.

4 : Efficiency and effectiveness in the planning and management of ULA's programmes.

1. Awareness on Land Rights

• Sensitization on Land Law and policy;
• Information dissemination
• National Land Policy

2. Protection and Promotion of Land Rights

• Rights Information Centres : together with partner/ member organizations, ULA has put in place regional Land Rights Information Centres charged with the task of ensuring increased awareness on land rights and obligations, in Kibaale district with URDT 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. The Alliance operates a centre with Legal Aid Project of Uganda Law Society in Kampala and has proposed to open another centre with Action Aid Uganda in Apac.
• Provision of legal and technical advice; through the centres and test case litigation
• Encouraging alternative dispute resolution in land matters.

3. Lobby and Advocacy on:

• Women's Land Rights and co-ownership of Family Land
• Issues for inclusion in the National Land Policy
• Amendment of specific sections of the Land Act 1998
• Reform and revision of other legislation on land to conform with the Land Act
• Monitoring implementation of land laws and policies

4. Networking and Collaboration for:

• Enhanced members capacity
• Information flow between and among members and ULA
• Regional networking through:
  • Land net East Africa
  • Pastoral Civil Society programme of IIED/RECONCILE
  • International Land Coalition
  • OXFAM GB in Uganda
  • MWENGO

Agriculture Workers
Farmers
Forest Users/Dwellers
Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities
Landless
Pastoralists
Peasants
Resettled People/Refugees
Women

Land Acquisition
Land Tenure Systems
Community Capacity Building
Network Building
Institutional Development
Lobbying and Advocacy
Legislation, Regulations and Legal Support
Policy Research
Land Literacy
Women's Access to Land
Indigenous Peoples Resources Rights
Conflict and Conflict Management
Land and Water Rights
Environmental Sustainability