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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
Balancing Customary Law and Gender Equality in Land Rights: Mmusi and Others v. Ramantele and Another
In a number of African countries, customary inheritance law is on trial. This “sea change” toward gender equality in southern
Spanking, drunk driving and women’s land rights
What do smoking, spanking, and drunk driving have in common? Once upon a time they were behaviors accepted by society.
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
Impact of Forestland Reforms on Rural Women in China
By Xiaobei Wang, China Gender Specialist, and Elisa Scalise, Director of the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights. Thirty years ago, in
Maasai elders vow to protect and support rights of women and girls
This blog was originally posted on the ONE Campaign blog. Dozens of Maasai elders in the Kenyan highlands, who serve
A Letter to the G(irls)20 Summit Delegates
The G(irls)20 Summit was held from May 24-31 in Mexico City, Mexico just before the leaders of the world’s most powerful
Partner Guest Blog: Why Land Rights Should Be on the Rio+20 Agenda
This article was authored by Peter Veit and Janet Ranganathan of Landesa partner, World Resources Institute (WRI), and was originally posted
Poor Land Tenure: A Key Component to Why Nations Fail
This article was originally posted on The Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars’ New Security Beat blog The murder of five
Social Entrepreneurs “Refreshingly Uncynical” — But Not At All Delusional (guest post)
Partner post by Sally Osberg, CEO of Skoll Foundation. This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Just as I
