Hammer to Nail — Widow Champion filmmakers credit a Sundance storytelling grant Landesa received for sparking their Tribeca-premiered documentary on Kenyan activist Rodah Nafula’s fight against widowhood-related land dispossession.
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Meet Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Landesa’s Global Advocacy Director, Stand for Her Land based in Nairobi, Kenya. Esther started working for Landesa in 2022.
We are pleased to share Landesa’s 2024 Annual Report, which highlights our impact over the past year and introduces our 2025-27 Strategic Plan.
Meet Robert Wayumba, Landesa’s Senior Land Tenure Specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Robert began working for Landesa in 2022.
The Nation profiled Shadrack Omondi, Landesa’s Kenya program director, for his lifelong work and dedication to promote women’s human dignity by advancing their access to, use of, and control over land.
IPP Media – Landesa’s Africa Region Director, Everlyne Nairesiae, was featured at the Fourth International Youth and Land Governance Conference (CIGOFA 4), where she emphasized the importance of youth land rights and secure tenure for building sustainable livelihoods and contributing to Africa’s development.
Landesa’s Rachel McMonagle was quoted in an article about the need to include rural people in conservation efforts. Failing to safeguard the land and forest rights of Indigenous communities would both jeopardize livelihoods and undermine global efforts to combat climate change.
The Nation — Last week, Kenya Land Alliance and Landesa launched Ardhi Caucus to strengthen coordination between government and non-government actors and improve land rights outcomes, especially for women and marginalized groups. Members include public and private sector, as well as academia and research institutions.
The Star Kenya — Landesa and Kenya Land Alliance have formed a new network of state and non-state actors to push for faster land reforms that are people-centred, inclusive and gender-responsive.
Y News — Landesa and the Kenya Land Alliance have announced the launch of the Ardhi Caucus on Secure Land Tenure for All, addressing Kenya’s historical land challenges and promoting tenure security through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach that includes government and civil society.