Resource Center

Legal Database
Further Links
Library
WLLA Handbooks

Resource Center

The WLLA Resource Centre provides a cross section of information available on women’s land and housing rights in Africa, to promote understanding of and the ability to address the issues at hand, in new and creative ways.

LEGAL DATABASE: The Legal Database, accessible below, provides information on each African country’s laws related to housing and/or land rights for women. Specifically, it provides Constitutional provisions, succession/inheritance laws, laws on property rights in marriage and divorce, land laws, housing rights laws/policies, and other related legal information. Each country page is also downloadable in PDF to allow for easy access while off line- please feel free to use the country page in your advocacy or training work on women’s land and housing rights.
The Legal Database is updated on a regular basis, however, should you find errors please alert us by email on the “Contact Us” page, or to [email protected]

FURTHER LINKS: Here, you will find various Internet links to websites which provide more information on women, land and housing in Africa and beyond.

LIBRARY: Here, you will find a listing of a variety of articles, reviews and other documents providing information on women’s housing and land rights and related topics, in Africa and beyond.

LINK TO WLLA HANDBOOKS: Here, you will be able to link to and download for printing and use all handbooks produced in the name of WLLA by WLLA Partners. Please feel free to download these handbooks and use them in your own work.  Should you need copies by mail, please email us on the “Contact Us” page or on [email protected].