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• National Gender policy in need of review to embrace the land needs of women.2. Policy review3. Lobbying and advocacy.Working Group Two: HIV and AIDS and livelihoods support programmes as anintegral part of property and inheritance programmesDiscuss the relationship between the two types of programmes; how do they reinforceeach other• Higher death rates – more women are widowed• Women not given access to property• Stigmatisation• Women not empowered to possess property left by husband• Illness/infection prohibit women from fighting for property rights• HIV spread is high because of property (interest), wife inheritanceBi-directional relationship between the two- give examples of where this exists• The relationship is bi-directional, when women are stripped of their property theybecome more vulnerable to HIV by engaging in risky behaviours.• For female-headed households there is more property grabbing• Increase in ‘street kids’ as a result of property grabbing• HIV an opportunity to bring property issues to the fore.• There is division of families because of fights over property• Access to services is disrupted/stopped• HIV depletes property• Increase in school drop outs• Break up of families because of property grabbing• Reduction in agricultural production• Reduction in capabilities to acquire propertyExample:Zambia and Kenya: traditional cleansing to protect propertyUganda: Selling of children when family is burdened with care, premature marriages.Zambia: Increase in orphanages, children have been abused and disinherited.Discuss examples of existing livelihoods and property programmes (Zambia or theregion) and discuss practically how these could be improved.Existing livelihood programmes• Income generating activities: fish farming, gardening, carpentry, chicken rearing,small livestock, beer brewing, petty trading• Capacity building and training on gender issues• Memory book – trains the family on their history, protecting their rights,counselling on death (parents, children and guardians)30