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Table <strong>of</strong> ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 21.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 52.0 WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS .......................................................................... 63.0 LEGAL ISSUES OF WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ZAMBIA............................. 83.1 OBSERVATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL ANDCULTURAL RIGHTS (ESCR): MR MICHAEL SOKO, UNDP REPRESENTATIVE ................................... 83.2 OVERVIEW ON INTESTATE SUCCESSION ACT: ANNETTE NHEKAIRO, (ZLDC) ................................ 83.3 STATUS OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN ZAMBIA: JOYCE MACMILLAN, WOMEN LAW SOUTHERNAFRICA (WLSA) NATIONAL COORDINATOR...................................................................................... 93.4 DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................. 104.0 LESSONS ON WOMEN’S LAND AND PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ZAMBIA............... 104.1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COPPERBELT LAND RIGHTS CENTRE: JOHN KANGWA (BOARDSECRETARY), COPPERBELT LAND RIGHTS CENTRE, KITWE............................................................. 104.2 LADA EXPERIENCE ON WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTS: MR ESLONY HATIMBULA, DISTRICTANIMATOR (LAW AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION -LADA) ......................................................... 114.3 RIGHTS OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN ZAMBIA: COLONEL CLEMENT MUDENDA, DEPUTYDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION (IJM) ..................................................................... 124.4 DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................. 125.0 THERESA CHILALA’S CASE........................................................................................... 135.1 THERESA CHILALA’S TESTIMONY................................................................................................ 135.2 COMMENTS BY TRADITIONAL LEADERS....................................................................................... 135.3 CHILALA’S CASE FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ...................................................................... 146.0 TESTIMONIES BY WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN ZAMBIA....................................... 146.1 TESTIMONY 1: AGNES SIMOMPO, KAFUE (WIDOW)........................................................................ 146.2 TESTIMONY 2: NORAH MBEWE (WIDOW) ...................................................................................... 156.3 TESTIMONY 3: EMMAH KATENDA (ORPHAN- 13 YEARS) ................................................................. 166.4 DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................. 166.5 HIV AND AIDS AND WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIVELIHOODS IN NORTHERN PROVINCERACHEL MSIKITA, <strong>FAO</strong> CONSULTANT ........................................................................................... 177.0 SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS TO PROTECT WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTSBY AUTHORITIES: LESSONS FROM THE REGION .................................................. 187.1 WIDOWS DAYS AT THE HIGH COURT – SUPPORT TO WIDOWS ON THE REGISTRATION OF THEDECEASED ESTATE: E. MUTASA, ASSISTANT MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT, ZIMBABWE.................. 187.2 CUSTOMARY LAWS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN ZIMBABWE: H.MANDEYA, CHIEF MAGISTRATE, ZIMBABWE................................................................................... 197.3 ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE PROGRAMME ON INHERITANCE RIGHTS: EUNICE MARIMA,INSPECTOR................................................................................................................................... 207.4 THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS IN PROTECTING THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WIDOWS ANDORPHANS IN KENYA: PETER MUTERU, ASSISTANT CHIEF.............................................................. 207.5 DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................. 218.0 PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND LIVELIHOODS:INSPIRING INITIATIVES BY WOMEN AND GRASSROOTS GROUPS .................. 218.1 HIV AND AIDS, DISABILITY AND PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIVELIHOODS: THERESA MAKWARA,COORDINATOR (HARARE BRANCH)................................................................................................ 218.2 COMMUNITY WATCH DOG ON PROPERTY GRABBING IN KENYA: VIOLET MURILA, FOCAL POINT(KAKOMOGA) ............................................................................................................................... 212
8.3 WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ INHERITANCE RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV AND AIDS INZIMBABWE: SUSAN ZWINOIRA, ZWOT.......................................................................................... 228.4 PARENTS DIE AND PROPERTY GRABBED: PRETTY MUTIZE (GIRL-18 YEARS) .................................. 238.5 SURVIVING HIV AND AIDS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROPERTY GRABBING IN UGANDA:FLAVIA KYOMUKONA.................................................................................................................... 238.6 TESTIMONY: MOREEN MUDIMBA (GIRL - 12 YEARS) ...................................................................... 248.7 NTENGWE CHILDREN’S INHERITANCE PROGRAM, ZIMBABWE: ELIZABETH MARKHAM ................. 249.0 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................ 259.1 CONSTITUTIONAL, LEGAL AND POLICY REFORM FOR WOMEN’S PROPERTY RIGHTS ..................... 259.2 HIV AND AIDS AND LIVELIHOODS SUPPORT PROGRAMMES AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PROPERTYAND INHERITANCE PROGRAMME.................................................................................................. 269.3 ADVOCACY AND SENSITIZATION PROGRAMMES, MEDIA AND OTHER INNOVATIVE METHODS ...... 279.4 STRATEGIES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CHILALA CASE........................................................ 27ANNEX 1: WORKING GROUP DELIBERATIONS............................................................................. 29ANNEX 2: PRESS RELEASE, OPENING AND CLOSING SPEECHES, STRATEGICFRAMEWORK..................................................................................................................... 35ANNEX 3: WORKSHOP PROGRAMME AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ................................... 4873
Page 4 and 5: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSCOHRE:ESCR:FAO
Page 6 and 7: 2.0 Welcome and Opening RemarksFlor
Page 8 and 9: 3.0 Legal issues of women’s prope
Page 10 and 11: grabbing. The category of widows an
Page 12 and 13: 4.3 Rights of widows and orphans in
Page 14 and 15: Chieftainess Nkomesha proposed that
Page 16 and 17: I used the pension money from my la
Page 18 and 19: among female-headed households. The
Page 20 and 21: 7.3 Zimbabwe Republic Police Progra
Page 22 and 23: discovered through the Home Based C
Page 24 and 25: Gradually, the marriage became viol
Page 26 and 27: Act has a number of gaps in terms o
Page 28 and 29: move a little, within the same area
Page 30 and 31: • National Gender policy in need
Page 32 and 33: Why these targets?Policy makers•
Page 34 and 35: also traditional land administered
Page 36 and 37: The workshop concluded with partici
Page 38 and 39: Distinguished guests, ladies and ge
Page 40 and 41: • Third, ways must urgently be fo
Page 42 and 43: • Continue sharing experiences•
Page 44 and 45: inspiring testimonies from Uganda,
Page 46 and 47: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON HOW TO MOVE
Page 48 and 49: Annex 3: Workshop Programme and Lis
Page 50 and 51: List of participants, organizations
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