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Guest Blog from Ford Foundation
by Margaret A. Rugadya, Program Officer Landesa, the Seattle-based land rights organization and a Ford partner, is this year’s recipient
Why gender equality must include customary laws
This blog was originally published by World Economic Forum. By Tzili Mor One of the greatest challenges facing women in
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
Why the Modi government must work on land reform before land acquisition
India’s economy has already crossed $2 trillion and is growing annually at around 6%. But these figures cannot hide the
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
The coming African miracle
This post originally appeared on the Devex blog on December 19, 2014 Can the Asian economic miracle be replicated in
