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Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District.
Dissertation (MSc (Development Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103368 Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. Wegerif, Marc isaacmuapoh@gmail.com Muapoh, Isaac UCTD Gender Equality Women rights Liberian Land Rights Act (LLRA) Land Liberia Dissertation (MSc (Development Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024. ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of the 2018 Liberian Land Rights Act (LLRA OF 2018) on women's land rights and participation in land governance. Drawing on experiences from diverse stakeholders in Liberia, it investigates the historical challenges faced by women due to patriarchal traditions. The study explores how interventions by women's rights organizations have fostered participation but identifies a need for further action by the government and NGOs to ensure women's full decision-making power and equal land rights. Based on interviews with 43 research participants, and a review of the laws and existing literature the study reveals tradition, limited information, and inadequate education as barriers to effective implementation of the LLRA if 2018. These factors are compounded by a lack of dedicated funding for women's empowerment and limited resources for the roll out of the new legislation. To address these challenges, the study proposes key recommendations of comprehensive public education campaigns, strengthening the Land Authority, engaging traditional leaders, and establishing a financial empowerment fund for women. This research aims to inform Liberian policymakers and stakeholders, ultimately enabling women to unlock their economic potential and contribute to national development. MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies MSocSci (Development Studies) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-05: Gender equality 2025-07-15T09:04:53Z 2025-07-15T09:04:53Z 2025-09 2022-03-01 Dissertation * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103368 DOI: 10.25403/UPresearchdata.28400153 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Gender Equality Women rights Liberian Land Rights Act (LLRA) Land Liberia Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. |
| title | Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. |
| title_full | Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. |
| title_short | Exploring the impact of the Liberia Land Rights Act of 2018 on the improvement of women’s land rights : case study in Grand Bassa County, Wee Statutory District. |
| title_sort | exploring the impact of the liberia land rights act of 2018 on the improvement of women s land rights case study in grand bassa county wee statutory district |
| topic | UCTD Gender Equality Women rights Liberian Land Rights Act (LLRA) Land Liberia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103368 |