ZimbabweAdvocacy for Lushonkwe community to manage its rights to land & water

Ms Abby Taka Mugugu

The Context

The Context

• Community of Lushonkwe

The Context

• Community of Lushonkwe• Harsh climate: vulnerable

livelihoods• Annual food deficit• Isolation• HIV/AIDS

• Community lease is no collateral• No land, no credit• No land, no water• No land, no water, no knowledge of

irrigation

The Problem- a farmer’s point of view

Proposed Solutions

• Advocacy is broker for support• Foster community cohesion• Rehabilitate 25 ha for irrigation• Balance the mix towards food

security

Land & Water Governance Innovation

Partnership development• Partnership chain• Skills development

– ILC & IFAD– WLWRSA & WLZ– Community– Irrigation Management

Committee

Project Implementation

• Analysis of the legal situation on land and water rights

• Fund raising• Technical planning of rehabilitation

Results & impacts

• Analysis of land legislation• Feasibility study• Irrigation Management Committee• 2-way capacity building• Social cohesion improved

Lessons Learned

• Open learning process• Added value of NGO experience• Need for alternative/fall-back

options

Conclusions

• Catalytic role of international support

• Commitment to new partnerships required

• Advocacy NGOs– Field experience increase their

legitimacy– Potential role in policy dialogue