Last September, Liberia passed the long-awaited Land Rights Act, extending land rights to millions of rural Liberians for the first time. Hailed as one of the “most progressive” land reform laws on the African Continent, the Act helps strengthen women's and rural communities' voice, bargaining power, and sense of security through legal land rights. Now, the important work of spreading awareness of the new law to all Liberians begins. Landesa, along with community partners, is working to conduct land rights trainings across the country. Rita and Lorpu, two women from different counties, share how they learned about and plan to...
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