Secure land rights help families rebuild, strengthen livelihoods, and invest in their future.

On 29 October 2026, Northlight Green Services (NGS), together with the DKA Austria team, met with Hon. Patrick Okello Oryema, the Nwoya District LCV Chairperson, at the district headquarters during the WaYLaRP project monitoring visit.

Welcoming the team, the Chairperson reflected on Nwoya’s post-conflict recovery and the land challenges communities faced as they returned home after years of displacement. He explained that the loss of elders and knowledge of customary land boundaries left many families—particularly child-headed households—vulnerable to disputes and exploitation. Rising land values have added further pressure.

His message was clear: resolving land conflicts is essential to enabling families to live peacefully and make productive use of their land.

The Chairperson commended NGS for bringing communities, legal practitioners, and local leaders together to improve understanding of land rights and support the resolution of disputes. He also recognised the value of these engagements in addressing related concerns, including gender-based violence, child neglect, and family relationships.

Highlighting Okii Village as one example, he reported positive changes in communities reached by the project in Nwoya East. He expressed hope that, resources permitting, the intervention could extend to other parts of the district where land disputes remain a concern.

The discussion reinforced an important connection: land rights, peaceful family relationships, and agricultural livelihoods support one another. Addressing land disputes is therefore not only about boundaries—it is also about creating conditions in which families can work together and thrive.

We thank Hon. Patrick Okello Oryema and Nwoya District Local Government for their continued collaboration, and DKA Austria for supporting this opportunity to listen, learn, and reflect together under the WaYLaRP project.