According to the Women’s Land Rights Act, all community members including women have a right to own land. Authorities have intervened and are in discussions with the family so that they give Ms. Johnson her house back. Empowering women also means empowering men to be champions for women rights as seen in this case where male elders also fought for Ms. Johnson’s rights. Ms. Johnson is one of many women in rural Liberia who were forced to leave their homes when theirs husbands died but have been empowered to know more about women’s land rights. UN Women is supporting Rights and Rice Foundation to conduct awareness raising sessions on women’s land rights under the project, “Sustaining Peace and Reconciliation through Strengthening Land Governance and Dispute Resolution mechanisms,” funded by the United Nations Peace Building Fund.
