Research conducted by ACORD Rwanda in 2009 This study is part of the implementation of a programme called Women’s land rights and food security in post conflict Rwanda”, conducted by ACORD Rwanda in the six Districts covered by the programme This study contours the land rights of women through the following eight sections: Demographical and social characteristics; Social and economic living conditions; Information and knowledge of the land policy and other laws in favor of women Possession and registration of lands Soil productivity--Ability to carryout advocacy Lands disputes , Legal assistance and Traditional practices and woman’s rights to land Out of 2064 surveyed heads of households, only 49.5% are informed of woman’s rights to land. This situation would be due to lack of training because 15.1% declared to have received training in woman’s rights to land. Organic law No 08/2005 of 14/07/2005 on land use and management in Rwanda is known by only 31.0% of respondents. The land registration programme put in place to enable people to get land titles was not known by the heads of households benefiting from the programme. Less than one person out of three is informed of this programme which is very new in the…

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