Challenges Faced

Arising from the above-analysed factors, there are also several challenges that CLEAR will face.

 Resource Limitations

This is a fact that many organisations face. The desperation to mobilise resources could make CLEAR donor-dependant to the extent that it may champion the agenda of donors rather than its own. If this happens, it will have lost fidelity to its constituency and will not create the desired impact.

 Lack of political will & disharmony between regional & national policies:

This inhibits the formulation and implementation of harmonised land policies. This implies a time lag in realising CLEAR’s niche in terms of capacity building, articulation of issues and advocacy.

 Inadequate Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Involvement in land

Their inadequacy in policy making, in general, and a gendered perspective, specifically means that there is very little on the ground for CLEAR to work with and build on.

 Culture

In the region, there is widespread patriarchal control of resources, particularly land, and unequal distribution of roles and responsibilities. This means that there will be resistance to the work of CLEAR.

 HIV/AIDS

The continued devastation caused by the scourge would undermine the livelihood options of CLEAR’s constituency and deplete institutional memory and technical capacity. 

 Level of ICTs technology

The level regionally and by stakeholders is comparatively poorer as compared to other regions and therefore likely to slow down communication.

 Poverty

Poverty is likely to oblige CLEAR to focus on people’s practical needs before engaging in policy issues.