Women´s Land Usage Rights in Amigna and Robe Woredas of Oromia Region

Academic Paper from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics - Social Studies/ Civics, grade: A, Raya University (Raya university), course: Ethiopian Women history, language: English, abstract: The study is configured to explore how womens in Amigna and Robe woredas of Arsi zone of Oromia national regional state are using their rights in terms of land use rights in the area. The Oromia National Regional State Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation and its implementation procedure are examined from a gender perspective in terms of ensuring rural womens landholding rights. This study forwards the recommendation to address gender gaps identified to ensure womens equal access to and control over land in the study area. The study is organized into four Chapters. The first chapter deals with research methodologies, statement of the problem, objective of the study, significance of the study, Limitation of the study, scope of the study and the literature review. The second chapter discusses the general background information regarding womens land use rights more broadly. The third chapter focuses on the challenges hindering women not to practice their land-use rights properly in both Amigna and the Robe districts of East Arsi zone. Finally, Conclusions, Recommendations, and References were are drwan in a last chapter.