Without land, without a home, without an address, do we officially exist? How do we get a foothold in society?

Church Land Programme (CLP) was established in 1997 and works to affirm, learn from and journey with those who are systematically excluded and impoverished in their struggles related to land and housing injustice.

David Ntseng and his small team help local people, largely in informal settlements, develop their collective political voice in order to claim what is rightfully theirs. Activities include hosting community dialogues around housing allocations, advising on use of government funding for church reconstruction (important community hubs), offering spaces for community leaders to learn and destress, supporting women’s cooperatives to assign and manage land and coordinating community groups in learning from each other on livelihoods and food production. CLP’s role is one of walking alongside local people as they raise their voices.

As well as supporting these programmes, WDR has provided several years of capacity building grants to help CLP’s finance team up-skill. After our substantial piece of research after the COVID epidemic, we have also provide a small grant for staff well-being.

CLP’s work benefits over 80,000 people.