Access to Land Rights and Sustainable Livelihoods for Landless Youth

Abstract

The Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project (RLLP) is playing a crucialrole in organizing landless youth to restore degraded land and get access to land through legal procedures. The case of the Warabi group has demonstrated the positive impacts of access to land on the economic well-being of landless youth. By engaging in activities such as coffee and forest seedling production, vegetable farming, beekeeping, and vermicompost production, the young individuals are improving their livelihoods and contributing to the sustainable management of the environment. The success of the Warabi group serves as a testament to the potential of access to land rights in empowering landless youth and creating a more sustainable future for rural communities and an inspiration for other landless youth in Ethiopia, demonstrating the potential for a brighter future. To date, about 35,000 landless youth have been awarded landholding certificates across the country, among them more than 4500 are women.