Dr. Monica Mhoja joins award-winning poet and activist Hellen Bulugu to give voice to the millions of women who are calling out for the one thing they need most: a piece of land of their own.
Many challenges, such as deforestation, water management, land conflicts, labor rights, and smallholder support require collective action to address them in a meaningful way. This resource offers guidance for planners and implementers of landscape initiatives and suggests practical approaches to ensuring IPLC participation in, or ownership of, decisions in landscape initiatives at various key steps.
Many challenges, such as deforestation, water management, land conflicts, labor rights, and smallholder support require collective action to address them in a meaningful way. This resource offers guidance for planners and implementers of landscape initiatives and suggests practical approaches to ensuring IPLC participation in, or ownership of, decisions in landscape initiatives at various key steps.
Landesa Tanzania Program Director Godfrey Massay was interviewed for an International Women’s Day article on global action for advancing and recognizing women in the quest for gender equality in land ownership.
Landesa was highlighted, alongside partner DEN-L and the Liberia Land Authority, for our role in supporting the land certification program that helps communities formalize their land rights.
We are pleased to share our 2022 Annual Report with you. This year’s report provides a look back at a watershed year for Landesa – and a look ahead to what’s on the horizon.
Learn more about Susan Waruhiu, a Program Coordinator based in Nairobi, Kenya. Susan began working for Landesa in 2022.
Because youth constitute the majority of the population across Africa, investing in youth access to land is recognized as a key strategy for both economic and agricultural development. A number of countries have embraced this strategy, with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania among others advancing efforts to improve youth land rights.
Landesa looked into the land issues and risks of coal and renewable energy (particularly wind, solar, and geothermal) in seven countries. Check out the full report for findings and recommendations for addressing prevalent land-related issues.
Landesa’s Khadija Mrisho discusses the safety net of rights to land and other links between land & gender-based violence in a new op-ed for The Citizen Newspaper.