Consulting Experience – Esther Obaikol

Dec 2023 – Ongoing Improved Knowledge of Legal, Social, and Institutional Framework Conditions on Land Rights in South Sudan – Team Leader VNGI Group, A Consultancy for GIZ Rural Governance South Sudan

May 2023 -Ongoing; Study on Drought Resilience in the Karamoja Region, Uganda. Land Tenure consultant for Sustainet Group/GFA Consulting Group.

Dec. 2022 – Jul 2023; Institutionalization and follow-up of self-financing model. A consultancy for GIZ Uganda.

Oct 2021 – Dec. 2022; GIZ – Study on sustainable financing for land registration Uganda and Ethiopia.

Mar 2021 – Dec 2022; Monitoring and Evaluating Land in Africa (MELA) for 7 African countries of the IGAD Region. Conducted with support of Sida to IGAD.

Mar – Sept 2020; Gender Assessments of the Land Sector in the seven IGAD Member States conducted with SDC support to IGAD.

July – August 2019; Scoping of Potential Restructuring Options for Oromia Regional Land Administration and Use Bureau, Ethiopia. An Assignment for DFID contracted through IMC Worldwide.

May – July 2016; Data collection for the EBA17. Collecting data for the Enabling the Business of Agriculture: Land Indicator – for Uganda. A Consultancy for the World Bank.

March 2016; Study on capacity assessment of the land sector to support implementation of the National Land Policy in Uganda. A study by DAIEurope for the European Union.

Apr – June 2015;Coordinated the preparation of the working paper: Towards Operationalization of the Global Land Indicator Framework. Under the auspices of the Global Land Tool Network –UN Habitat.

Feb – Apr 2015; Coordinated the preparation of the working paper on the status report on GLII indicator formulation, disaggregation, data sources and methodology. Under the auspices of the Global Land Tool Network –UN Habitat.

Feb – Apr 2015; conceptual framework for the development of global land indicators. Under the auspices of the Global Land Tool Network –UN Habitat.

Feb – Apr 2015; coordinated the preparation of the working paper on definition of terms and concepts on land tenure and land governance for the development of globally comparable Land Indicators. Under the auspices of the Global Land Tool Network –UN Habitat.

Oct-Dec. 2014; Monitoring tenure security a foothold for policy reform and practice change in Africa: The Case for Global Land Indicators as a Common Framework for Tracking Progress on Land Issues. Under the Auspices of Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and design Brach UN-Habitat.

Apr – June 2014; Developed a strategy and roadmap for assessing in-country capacity to undertake data collection on land indicators. Under the Auspices of Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and design Brach UN-Habitat.

Aug – Dec. 2013; Review of Land Reforms and Policies in East Africa. A Consultancy for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Jul – Dec.2013; Undertaking the Land Governance Assessment Framework for Uganda. A study for the World Bank with support of Land and Equity International.

Jun11 – Jun 2012; Enhancing women’s access, control and ownership of land in Uganda. Applying the Gender Evaluation Criteria to Land Tools for Substantive Equality in Land Tenure in Uganda. Supported by UNHABITAT –GLTN and American Jewish World Service.

Oct. 2008– Jun 2009; The Impact of Land and Resource tenure on Sustainable Land Management in Uganda – UNDP/Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.

Sept. – Dec. 2007; Evaluating the Northern Uganda Peace Programme. A consultancy for Uganda Joint Christian council.

June – Aug.2007; Evaluation the Support to Districts Partnership Programme in the districts of Kibaale, Kumi and Kiboga. A consultancy for Irish Aid Uganda.

March – Apr 2007; Evaluation of the Implementation of the Land Act Cap 227 with a view to examine the critical issues that remain unresolved or unimplemented for purposes of influencing the National land Policy. A Study for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Oct. ’04 – Apr’ 05 ‘; Assessing the outcomes of systematic demarcation in Rukarango Parish, Ntungamo District’. A study to demonstrate empirically the perceived outcomes and contribution to poverty eradication. A study for Associates for Development funded by Development Corporation of Ireland (Uganda).

Apr. – Aug 2004: ‘Gender and the Land reform Process in Uganda: Assessing Gains and Losses for Women in Uganda. Part of the Land Research Series for Associates for Development.

May ‘04 –Dec. ‘04; The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land and Land-based resources: Issues for the National Land Policy. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Apr – Aug 2020; An analysis of existing tools and approaches for integrating gender in land governance reforms and practice in the IGAD Region against global best practice. Conducted with support of Sida to IGAD.

Sept – Nov. 2018; Gender-Responsive Implementation of Forest and Land Tenure Reforms: A review of tools and approaches to mainstreaming gender in land and forest tenure reform. An Assignment for Centre for International Forestry (CIFOR)

May – October 2018; Developing the IGAD Region Land Governance Business Plan 2019 –2023

May 2018-July 2018; Development of the IGAD Land Governance Portal. An assignment of the Land Policy Initiative/IGAD.

March – May 2018; Preparing the Land Governance Country Profiles for 7 countries in the IGAD Region – Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. An assignment of the Land Policy Initiative/IGAD.

May – Sept. 2016; Coordinated the mapping of research and training institutions on land governance in IGAD member states. An assignment of the Land Policy Initiative/IGAD.

May – Sept 2016; Status of Land governance in IGAD Region. An assignment of the Land Policy Initiative/IGAD.

2008 – Dec.2013; Implementing an action research pilot project on securing the commons through community mapping in the seven districts of Karamoja. Supported by the Ford Foundation, Oxfam and Dan Church Aid.

2012; Land Rights For Women In Eastern Africa. A study to enable Swedish Co-orperative Centre SCC to understand access to and utilization patterns of land in Eastern Africa region both in urban and rural areas.

Nov’11–Jul’12; Action Research on Land Titling to promote women’s economic empowerment. Supported by the Agribusiness Trust (aBi)- Uganda.

Apr. – Nov. 2011; Women and Land Accessibility in Pader and Amuru Districts- Uganda. Supported by Concern

Jan 09 – Nov. 2010; Spearheaded the CSO process of developing policy options for the National Land Policy.

Sept. – Dec. 2008; Enhancing Security of Tenure among pastoralist communities Piloting Iriri sub county in Moroto District. A project funded by Dan church Aid.

July- Aug.2008; Identifying options for sustainable funding for an effective transitional justice system for Uganda. A study for the Justice, Law and Order Sector

May – June 2008; CSO Consultations on the National Land Policy. A project funded by USAID Linkages Project.

June – Aug. 2008; Documenting best practices on land dispute resolution form the various regions of Uganda. A study for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Dec. – Jan. 2008; A scoping Study for the critical land issues in Karamoja. A study for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Mar 07 – Jan. 2008; Transitional Justice for Northern Uganda, Eastern Uganda and Some Parts of West Nile Region. A Study for the Justice Law and Order Sector – Uganda funded by United Nations Development Programme.

Sept. – Nov.2007; Reviewing the legal position on the domestic Relations Bill in a bid to influence policy. A Consultancy for FIDA (Uganda).

Feb. – April 2007; Uganda National Tour of Pastoralist Areas and Concerns. A Consultancy for FARM – Africa funded by DFID.

Oct.’06 – Feb’07; Regional Consultations on the National Land Policy. A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Jan – March 2007; Derived and Secondary Rights to Land. Issues for the National Land Policy. A consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Aug.06 – Mar.’07; Poverty Reduction through Land Conflict Management in Uganda: an Audit of the District Land Tribunals. A Study for Associates for Development funded by the Irish Aid of the Embassy of Ireland –Uganda.

Sept. – Oct.2006; The Benet Community of Mt. Elgon National Park Land Question. A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Nov’05. – Apr 2006; Review of Policy and Legislation on Below Ground Biodiversity. A consultancy for the BGBD Global Project under Makerere University.

Sept’05 – Jun’ 06; Privatization of Motor Vehicle Inspection Services, Review and Assessment of the Legislation and Preparation of Concessioning. Documentation. A consultancy for the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communication.

Mar’05 – Feb ‘06; Baseline survey on gender and land in twenty districts. A consultancy for the Land Tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Nov. 04 – Feb’05; Drafting the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Land Sector Strategic Plan under the National development Framework (Poverty Eradication Action Plan). A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

May – Aug 2004; ‘Integrating HIV/AIDS in the Land Reform Process in Uganda’ Part of the Land Research Series for Associates for Development. The publication reviews the efforts of the Land sector in responding to the impacts of HIV/AIDS and recommends policy actions.

Mar – Aug 2004: ‘Tenure in Community Forests: A study of Communal Land associations as Forest Management Regimes in Budongo, Masindi District. Part of the Land Research Series for Associates for Development.

June 2004: ‘Building Capacity of Civil society Associations Supporting the Poor and Socially Vulnerable in the Exercise of their land rights’. A project for the Land tenure Reform Project, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment/ the World Bank under the Japanese Social Development Fund.

Apr ‘04 – Nov.’04; Derived and Secondary Rights: Alternatives for the Poor to secure livelihoods. A Study for Associates for Development.

Nov. – Dec. 2003; The role of the land sector in securing livelihoods and achieving the Poverty Eradication Action Plan goals. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Oct. 2003; The incidence of Sexual Harassment in Uganda, A case study of Kampala District. A consultancy for Image Consults.

Sep. – Nov. 2003; Succession Planning and Will Writing. A consultancy for Image Consults.

Feb – June 2003; Perspectives of the Legal Fraternity on the Adequacy of the Land Act, 1998 in Protecting Land rights of Women and Tenants. A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

May 2001; Comparative Study/Research of the corporate laws affecting the Catholic Church. Consultant to Uganda Episcopal Conference (Uganda Catholic Secretariat).

Aug. to Nov.2000; The Status and Trends in Community Based Property Rights in the Fishery Resource in Uganda. Consultant to Advocates Coalition on Development and Environment.

Jul 18 – Dec. 2019; supported the development of the Uganda Succession (Amendment) Act No. 16 of 2018; An Assignment for LANDnet Uganda supported by Trocaire and UN-Women in Uganda.

June – Dec 2012; Developed the Collaborative management agreements for the gazzetted lands of Karamoja in North Eastern Uganda. Supported by the Ford Foundation.

Sept 2012; Preparing constitutions of 43 communal land associations in the Karamoja sub region of Uganda for the management of common property resources of pastoralists. Supported by Ford Foundation.

2003 – 2004; Participated in Drafting the Amendments to the Land Act and the Land Regulations 2004. A Consultancy for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Jun – Aug 2000; Developed the Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Uganda (2000). A consultancy for the National Environment Management Authority.

Jul – Sept 1998; Developed regulations on water rights in Uganda (1998). A consultancy for the Government of Uganda.

1995; Developed the draft Wildlife Statute. An Assignment for the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Mar 2021- ongoing; Support to the Republic of South Sudan in finalizing the National Land Policy. With Support of Sida to IGAD.

Mar 2021 – ongoing; Support to Djibouti in developing their National Land Policy. With support of Sida to IGAD.

Apr – Aug 2020; Developed a model gender responsive National Land Policy with all the tenets in the F&G as well as the VGGTs. With Support of Sida to IGAD.

June 08 – Oct. ’09; Developed the shadow National Land Policy for Uganda. A position paper for the Civil Society Working Group on the National Land Policy.

July ‘02 – Jan ‘04; Developed an issues paper for the National Land Policy. A consultancy for Uganda Land Alliance and the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Dec.’99 – Jun. 2000; Consultant to The Uganda Red Cross Society on Preparing The Uganda Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Policy.

June – July 2021 ;Development of the IGAD Regional Women’s Land Rights Agenda 2021-2030. With Support of Sida to IGAD.

Mar -June2021; Support to IGAD 7 Member States to Develop the National Women’s Land Rights Agenda and Implementation Plans. With Support of Sida to IGAD.

Apr – Aug 2020; Developed a model gender strategy for mainstreaming gender in lawband policy in the IGAD Region. With support of Sida to IGAD.

April – July 2018; Developed of the National Engagement Strategy (NES) Uganda. Supported by the International Land Coalition.

Feb – April 2017; Developed the Strategy for Mainstreaming Land Governance in IGAD Policies, Strategies And Programs. An assignment for the Land Policy Initiative/IGAD.

May –Sept. 2016; coordinated the development of the IGAD Regional Land Governance Strategy. An assignment for the Land Policy Initiative/IGAD.

Jan – April 2016; Developed the strategic framework for LANDnet Uganda 2016-2021. An initiative of LANDnet Uganda.

July – Nov. 2015; Development of the Strategic framework for the Global Land Indicators initiative 2016 -20-21. Under the Auspices of Global Land Tool Network-UN-Habitat.

Apr – June 2014; Development of the global Land Indicators work plan, Results framework and strategy 2014 -2015. Under the Auspices of Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and design Brach UN-Habitat.

2000 – 2001; Participated in the Development of the Land Sector Strategic Plan (LSSP). A Consultancy for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Sept 2017-2018; Gender and Property Formation. ITP Applied Land Governance course- Lantmateriet Gavle Sweden.

March 2017; Gender Perspectives in Land Management – Sida Partnership Forum – Sweden.

July ‘05 – Feb ‘06; Training of Trainers for Local council Executive Committee Courts on rules of Procedure. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Jan ’04 – May 05; Sensitization via mass media on various Radio Stations in Uganda. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

July – Sept 2003; Training of Local Women Councilors in Soroti and Katakwi Districts. Consultancy for Soroti Local Government, Supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy.

August 2003; Sensitization of Selected Councilors in Apac District on Land law. A consultancy for Uganda Land Alliance.

Jan / March 2003; Training of selected members of the Uganda National Farmers Federation. A consultancy for Uganda National Farmers Federation September 2002 Training of Paralegals in Kapchorwa. A Consultancy for Action Aid –Kapchorwa.

April – May 2002; Training in selected districts on Gender and the Land Act, a Consultancy for Uganda Land Alliance, Supported by DFID.

Nov. – Dec. 2001; Training of the District Land Tribunals, a Consultancy for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment Supported by DFID.

6th May 2001; Land Act sensitization in Kiboga district, a Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

8th – 10th May 2001; Carried out sensitization on Lobby and Negotiation Skills for Local councils. A Consultancy for Soroti District Administration.

1st – 5th May 2001; Carried out paralegal training for three Sub-counties in Soroti district, a Consultancy for Soroti District Administration.

Oct. – Nov. 2000; Land Act sensitizations in the districts of Masaka, Sembabule, Kiboga and Mubende. Consultant to Uganda Land Alliance Supported by DFID.

June 2000; Conducted a Land Act sensitization workshop in Mityana and Mubende districts for Uganda Land Alliance.

June 2000; Conducted Paralegal Training Workshop in Kilembe-Kasese District for Kilembe Women’s Group and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development.

June 2000; Conducted Trainings on Lobbying and Advocacy Skills for Kilembe women’s Group. A Consultancy for the Ministry of gender, Labour and social Development.

Nov.’99 – Jan. 2000; Dissemination of the Land Act. Consultant to Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment supported by DFIDEA.

March – April, 1999; Conducted Training in disaster preparedness and management. Assisted the International Consultants on Disaster Management facilitate district workshops. Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

October 1997; Conducted legal education in Kisoro under the auspices of the Legal Aid Clinic of the Uganda Law Society.

Jul 2020 – Feb 2021; Developed a Training of Trainers Manual for effective Land Administration mainstreamed by gender. With support of Sida to IGAD.

Apr – Sept 2020; Developed a Regional gender responsive practice manual for Alternative Dispute Resolution and resolution of administrative disputes arising out of land adjudication for national application. With support of Sida to IGAD.

Jun2017 – Nov2018; Developing a Gender-Responsive Forests and Land Tenure reforms: A Practitioners Guide. An Assignment for Centre for International Forestry (CIFOR).

Apr – July 2014; Technical Guide for the Development and Reporting on Global Land Indicators. Under the Auspices of Regional and Metropolitan Planning Unit, Urban Planning and design Brach UN-Habitat.

Jan – Apr 2014; A Specialized Four Part Trainee Manual for District and Area Land Officials. A consultancy for USAID.

Jan – Apr 2014; A Specialized Four Part Trainer’s Manual for District and Area Land Officials. A consultancy for USAID.

Sept -Dec. 2013; Development of a ToT curriculum on Land Administration for the Ministry of Lands. A consultancy for USAID.

Sept. – Dec 2006; Developing IEC materials for grassroots sensitization on land rights. A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

June – Aug. 2004; Developing a training and sensitization guide on succession planning and will writing. A consultancy for Image Consult.

Dec 03 – Mar. 04; Developing a training manual on land use in Uganda. A consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Aug. – Oct. 2003; Developing a sensitization Guide on Customary land use and management in Uganda. A consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Aug – Oct. 2002; Developing a training guide for Kapchorwa Para-legal training. A consultancy for Action Aid – Kapchorwa.

Nov. – Dec. 2001; Development of Training Materials for the District Land Tribunals, a Consultancy for the ministry of Water, Lands and Environment through Uganda Land Alliance.

Feb. 2001; Development of simplified booklets on

Tenant – Landlord Rights and Obligations under the Land Act, 1998
Land Management Institutions under the Land Act, 1998. Consultant to Uganda Land Alliance

Oct.’99 – Nov.’99; Legal testing of translations of Citizen’s Guide to the Land Act – Ateso. Consultant to DFIDEA/Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

June ’99 – Aug.’99; Re-translating the Abridged Land Act, 1998 from Ateso to English. Consultant to DFIDEA/ Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

June 1996; Translated the UN Charter on Children’s Rights into the Ateso Language. For FIDA (U)

July 2008; Rapportuered for Institute for Security studies on Environmental Crimes in Africa

Jan. 2004; Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water Lands and Environment at a workshop held to validate the findings from the Situational analysis study of the Land Sector.

July 2003; Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water, Lands and environment at the Land Conference.

Nov. 02- June 03; Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment at various workshops on Land Reforms in Uganda.

May 2002; Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment at a workshop held on Gender Mainstreaming in the Land Sector.

Dec. 00 – Jan. 01; Rapporteured for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment on district consultative workshops and the national workshop on the preparation of the Land Sector Strategic plan

Oct. – Nov. 2000; Rapporteured and produced a synchronized report for all the Land Act sensitization workshops in selected districts. Consultant to Uganda Land Alliance Supported by DFID.