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How information empowers girls against child marriage
By Amit Kumar Ghosh, Landesa District Project Coordinator This post originally appeared on GirlsNotBrides.org on Wednesday 12th Nov 2014. More than 40,000
Keeping girls in school and reducing vulnerability to child marriage
This post was originally published by the International Examiner on November 6, 2014. In the last year, girls living in
Can Government-Allocated Land Contribute to Food Security? Intrahousehold Analysis of West Bengal’s Microplot Allocation Program
Landesa supports a micro-land ownership program for India’s landless agricultural laborers that strives to reduce poverty through improved homestead development
Large-Scale Land Acquisition for APP Forest Plantations: Field Finding and Recommendations
The Chinese central government has consistently taken decisive legal and policy measures over the past 35 years to secure, enhance,
5 girls who said NO to child marriage in West Bengal
This photo essay originally appeared on ONE.org. The Girls Project, a partnership between the government of West Bengal and Landesa, aims
Photo Essay: Landesa Girls Project Profiles of Progress
The Girls Project, a partnership between the government of West Bengal and Landesa, aims to keep girls in school and
Land, Assets, and Livelihoods: Gender Analysis of Evidence from Odisha State in India
This investigation is one of the first to explicitly use the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project framework to gain additional
What is Preventing Women from Inheriting Land? A Study of the Implementation of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005 in Three States in India
Past studies have shown that women’s land ownership in India can have multiplier impacts on women’s social status, reduction of
Large-Scale Forestland Acquisition in China: Field Findings and Recommended Improvements
In southern China, large-scale land acquisition by multinational companies coupled with local government’s desire for international investment tends to weaken
Improving Land Governance through Community Participation
This paper highlights how people-centric land governance examples have improved land administration, making it more efficient and effective.
