MISSION
Landesa’s mission is to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. Recognizing that the lack of secure land rights is a root cause of global poverty, Landesa’s land law and policy experts help poor countries develop and implement land laws, policies, and programs that provide ladders out of poverty for their citizens and promote long-term economic growth.
VISION
We envision a world free of poverty. We see a future in which all who depend on land for their well-being have access and secure rights to land.
WHY LAND RIGHTS MATTER
Nearly 2.7 billion people live on less than $2 a day, and 75 percent of them are in rural areas where land is a key asset.
Of those people, more than a billion lack legal rights over the land they use to survive, causing entrenched poverty cycles to persist over generations.
Efforts to help one landless family at a time are important. But Landesa works to advance durable land rights to bring transformational changes on a large scale. Secure land rights help create stable foundation for other important development work – like literacy, clean water, and nutrition – to take hold for generations.
OUR APPROACH
Landesa works with governments and other local organizations to create tailored approaches to expand land rights to the rural poor. Our work is by invitation, and ranges from short-term assignments to long-term engagements, and involves activities including:
- initial assessments to identify existing laws, policies and cultural conditions
- collaborating with public officials to adopt pro land policies
- assisting in implementation of new laws to benefit landless families
- monitoring and evaluating impact
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