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Making the Sustainable Development Goals a Reality for Women in Tanzania
This blog was originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation Women’s rights advocates from Tanzania’s civil society and the government sector
Why Women Deserve to Be Counted
In his July 26 speech to a packed Safaricom Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya, U.S. President Barack Obama told his
Brazil’s Women Leaders Meet to Discuss: The Intersection of Interests for Women’s Land Rights
Scores of women leaders from across Brazil, including indigenous and Afro-Brazilian, rural and urban, from government and civil society, gathered
Not Your Land: How the Development Community Evicted the Poor
The World Bank recently acknowledged a troubling fact: While working to rid the world of poverty through projects that required
Why Landesa Works With Governments to Alleviate Poverty
Despite an abundance of resources, dedicated efforts to alleviate poverty, generous donors, and committed development experts, we continue to live
Accounting for land rights in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda
As U.N. member countries continue discussions regarding new sustainable development goals, targets and indicators to replace the expiring Millennium Development
Securing Land Rights Must be Key in UN Development Talks
This post was originally published by the Financial Times’ This is Africa Online. In the week of 20 January, UN
Women Help Girls in India with Land Rights Education
Swapna Dey has dozens of daughters. They come to see her every Sunday afternoon. “The girls share everything with me,” Dey
10 ways donors can support African governments on rural land rights
This blog was originally published by Devex.com on November 18 as part of their ongoing Land Matters series. News of soaring demand
How land rights for women could help fight climate change
This editorial originally appeared in the Global Post on November 18. Climate change is not gender-neutral. Women in the developing
