Land Rights, Property Ownership & Women's Economic Security in Rural Africa

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Opening Remarks

Welcome address from ACE Advisors and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Tanzania.

Keynote: The State of Women's Land Rights in Africa

A data-driven overview of legal frameworks, progress, and persistent gaps across the continent.

Panel 1: Law vs. Practice — Customary Tenure & Statutory Rights

Examining the gap between national land legislation and on-the-ground realities for rural women.

Breakout Sessions

Three facilitated working groups: (1) Legal reform priorities, (2) Land administration innovation, (3) Women's collective ownership models.

Lunch & Networking

Panel 2: Finance, Land & Women's Entrepreneurship

How land titling unlocks access to credit and investment for women-led businesses.

Plenary: Toward a Shared Advocacy Agenda

Synthesis of breakout findings and development of collective action commitments.

Closing Remarks & Networking Reception