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West Bengal is set to implement the Women Land Literacy (WLL) programme in all parts of the state, with a focus on depicting Bengal as the role model in creating land literacy among women through Self-Help-Group (SHG) institutions for the whole country. WLL is a joint initiative launched in 2021 by the WBSRLM, the Land & Land Reforms department, and supported by Landesa.
IDR ONLINE — Landesa’s Shipra Deo explains how the conversation around land rights is incomplete without giving due consideration to dignity. “How [women] use the land, whether for livelihood or survival, is closely interlinked to an individual’s existence and dignity.”
Learn more about our work in India to train women in the necessary technical skills to provide land records updation services for other women and families in their community. The Sangha Facilitation Centers program embodies this year’s International Women’s Day theme, DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.
Meet Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director – Women and Land based in Uttar Pradesh, India. Shipra began working for Landesa in 2015.
Shipra Deo was interviewed by Vice News for their article about violence and land grabbing in India, and the victims’ complicated fight for justice.
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.
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.
We are inspired by the possibility of strengthening women’s land rights as a way to empower women socially and economically. One such potential benefit concerns the ways in which land rights may protect women from domestic or gender-based violence – a relevant topic as the global community observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.
Learn more about Pinaki Halder, the National Director of Programs in India. Pinaki began working for Landesa in 2011.
In Bangladesh’s Sundarbans, life revolves around coastal mangrove forests. But as climate change effects worsen, livelihoods are under threat. Read about what global actors at COP27 can do amid the deepening climate crisis.