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Staff Spotlight: Gmasonah Togba Aboah
July 15, 2025
Meet Gmasonah Togba Aboah, Landesa’s Land Tenure Specialist based in Monrovia, Liberia. Gmasonah started working for Landesa in 2022.
Read MoreStrides for Land, Gender, and Climate through Nepal Policy Reform
July 15, 2025
Nepal’s updated climate plan highlights the power of land rights—especially for women—as a foundation for equitable climate action.
Read ArticleNew Reports Highlight Urgent Need for Land Rights Action to Achieve SDGs
July 14, 2025
As world leaders meet for the 2025 High-Level Political Forum, two new reports from the SDG Land Momentum Group highlight that secure land rights are critical—and urgently needed—to achieve global development and climate goals.
Read MoreSuku Karo’s Ulayat Land Officially Registered, Becomes Indonesia’s First Participatory Land Administration Process
June 26, 2025
BAJAWA, KUPANGNEWS.COM — Marking a historic milestone, the Government of Ngada Regency, in partnership with the Ngada Land Office and Landesa Indonesia, formally recognized the Karo Indigenous Community’s customary land—the first such registration in Indonesia’s national land system through a participatory, community-led process.
Read ArticleFrom Challenge to Change: A Journey to Secure Land Rights
June 25, 2025
After decades without secure shelter, Naima and her family in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans gained legal access to land through a government lease program after attending a training supported by Shushilan and Landesa. They are now building a permanent home and planting a garden—laying the groundwork for a more stable future.
Read ArticleEqual Rights, Equal Power
June 24, 2025
On International Widows’ Day, Landesa’s Dr. Monica Mhoja shares Sarah’s story to spotlight the urgent need for gender-equitable land rights in rural Liberia. Through tools like Amplio Talking Books and support for community land formalization, widows like Sarah are reclaiming their land, their voice, and their future under Liberia’s progressive Land Rights Act.
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