EwoH2 Land Rights Village Indaba

A village talk with different stakeholders in the community about the strides the community has made to have a more egalitarian access and control of land in the Skali village of Matebeleland North in Zimbabwe. The event was attended by elected officials from the Rural District Council , traditional leadership ranging from the the Lupane Chief, Chief Mabhikwa to the Headman and the Village Head, administration officials from thr government of Zimbabwe but most notably members of the community. The community elected people to speak on their behalf to explain the state of women's land right in the village and also explain what could be done to fasttrack the accessing and control of land by women in the village. The traditional leaders also spoke in a dialogue with government officals discussiong the issues raised by the villagers . This ultimatley led to a legal expert answering questions raised by all those present and also offer legal counsel by a legal expert to those who did not understand where the law stood with regards to the problems faced by the community.