Country:

DRC

Region:

Africa

Date:

2021

Implementor:

CFLEDD (Coalition of Women Leaders for Environment and Sustainable Development)

Funding Amount:

$40,000

Details:

With support from RRI’s SRM, CFLEDD successfully conducted a workshop for the validation of the National Land Policy Document, and ensured that RRI-supported inputs and efforts were adequately represented in the document, particularly as these inputs pertain to women and collective land rights. More than 200 representatives from Indigenous and local communities attended the workshop.

As a result of this work, the Land Policy Document is now validated. This progressive policy contains provisions that: 1) recognize and secure the rights of communities over their traditional lands; 2) recognize and secure the rights of women to own land and participate in decision-making processes regarding land governance at all levels; 3) secure the rights of communities to FPIC; and 4) promote an effective decentralization of land administration at the local level.