Notable Achievements

• ULA lobbied successfully for the legal recognition of customary land tenure, communal land holdings, the representation of women in administration structures and the introduction of the Land Fund for tenants on registered land of big land owners.
  
  
• As part of the National Land Policy Committee, ULA made an input to the draft Land-Use Policy, intended to coordinate the various forms of land tenure and land use.
  
  
• ULA successfully lobbied for deletion of the clause of compulsory acquisition of land by Government for private investors without immediate compensation. So security of private land is now assured.

ULA's Strengths.

• ULA maintains a small Secretariat staff; ULA’s success in lobbying and advocacy is due to the collective energy of the members, beneficiaries and allies it has been able to mobilise in support of advocacy efforts.
  
  
• As a national alliance of CSOs, the ULA works closely with other networks to promote land rights.
  
  
• ULA has extensive expertise in lobbying and advocating for fair land laws and policies. This has contributed to its credibility. ULA has a recognised niche in land issues and has become a point of reference for policy makers, implementers, researchers, academicians and those affected by the policies.
  
  
• ULA has built strategic networks at both local and international levels and this has gained it a lot of support.
  
  
• There is more awareness on land rights issues today through ULA’s land rights education programmes in rural areas.
  
  
• ULA has established community structures, the Land Rights Centres, in the districts of Apac, Kapchorwa, Mbale, Luweero and Kibaale which extend sensitisation and awareness programmes to their respective communities.