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How Ensuring Women’s Rights to Land Keeps Girls Out of Child Marriage in Kenya

“Life has changed for my little girl Kayla,” says Gladys Chepkorir, a widow with two young daughters, “I have set

Northern Uganda & Women’s Rights to Land

It is late afternoon in Parwech, northern Uganda, and a sizeable crowd has gathered under a large banyan tree. The community has

The key to peace and security is right under our feet: Land

Across India, where I live and work, I can clearly see the connection between land rights and peace and security.

Connecting the Dots between Nutrition and Land Rights

By: Dr. S.B. Lokesh, Landesa India state director of Karnataka Karnataka, India–It is a little known fact that the best predictor

Change requires a movement

I have been working on issues related to women’s secure rights to the land they farm for over 15 years,

Land rights for women – a ripple effect

People often question Landesa’s emphasis on women’s land rights in our work, from China and India to Rwanda and Kenya.

My 2012 Annual Letter

Landesa is pleased to post Bill Gates’s Annual Letter as a guest blog feature. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Why Village Capacity Works

I’ve written here before about the need to develop and demonstrate practical programs for helping rural families gain access and

Washington State’s Most Important Export: Hope

Think of Washington state and you probably picture a rainy emerald region with an economy powered by airplanes, timber, software,

Macro-impact of Micro-plots

From the Philippines to South Africa, developing countries are pouring huge resources into providing housing for their poorest citizens. This
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