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Obama on Myanmar Land Rights
During this week’s historic first visit to Myanmar by an American President, President Obama was right to shine a spotlight on the issue of land rights. As Myanmar opens up to the world after five decades of repressive dictatorship, land …
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Northern Uganda & Women’s Rights to Land
It is late afternoon in Parwech, northern Uganda, and a sizeable crowd has gathered under a large banyan tree. The community has come together this afternoon to discuss an important issue: women’s land rights in northern Uganda. The facilitator asks the crowd: …
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Common Ground: The Rule of Law and Land Rights
The international development community has long been dedicated to strengthening the “rule of law.” And with good reason. It is generally accepted that unless people are equal before the law and entitled to its benefits, sustainable economic growth, a vibrant …
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Kenya’s New Guardians of Justice: Women Elders
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The key to peace and security is right under our feet: Land
Across India, where I live and work, I can clearly see the connection between land rights and peace and security. With respect to personal safety and security: 12 percent of all murders here are related to conflicts over land. On …
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Micro-plots: A Foundation for Development
By Sanjoy Patnaik Most of the world’s poor share two traits: they rely on agriculture to survive, but they don’t own or have legal control over the land they till. Across India, there are tens of millions of families who …
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Growing a Greener Planet: The Connection Between Conservation and Landownership
By: Pinaki Halder, Landesa West Bengal State Director The planting of a tree has long been understood as an act of faith in and hope for the future. But it is also a mark of ownership—an investment in the land. …
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Connecting the Dots between Nutrition and Land Rights
By: Dr. S.B. Lokesh, Landesa India state director of Karnataka Karnataka, India–It is a little known fact that the best predictor of poverty in my country is not low caste or illiteracy. The best predictor of poverty is in fact landlessness. …
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Getting ALL Children Back to School
As my three daughters sharpen pencils, don their backpacks, and head back to school, it pains me to remember that far too many primary school aged children — an estimated 67 million worldwide — will never enroll in school. These …
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From Our Blog
A Priceless Asset for India’s Women
This article was originally posted by the Wall Street Journal on their India Real Time blog on April 19, 2013. The Indian constitution says women are equal to men, and the country prides itself on gender-sensitive legislation. But even its progressive laws …
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Show Me Your Palms, Sister
By Swati Bhattacharjee – a chief reporter-district for the Bengali newspaper “Ananda Bazar Patrika.” This is an excerpt from her original article which was published as an Op-ed in Bengali on 14th April. Two women in West Bengal, India broke a …
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Celebrating International Women’s Day: Inspiration from Kenya
My name is Jen Duncan and I’m a senior attorney at Landesa. People often ask me, “I think I understand land rights but what exactly do you guys do at Landesa?”The words that I’m about to share will hopefully provide …
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