The Guardian Tanzania published an op-ed by Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Khadija Mrisho on the importance of youth land rights for Tanzania’s rural development.
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More than 65 per cent of youths (defined as ages 15-34) in Tanzania find employment in agriculture, but they lack the proper foundations and equal opportunities to reach their full potential. They face immense challenges when it comes to accessing land, as they are effectively precluded from participating in sustainable agricultural practices and using technology to improve production.
A new report by Landesa Tanzania identifies gaps and provides recommendations for strengthening youth access and rights to land in Tanzania.
Learn more about Itael Kimaro’s work and lessons learned while interning with Landesa’s team in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this summer.
The Guardian Tanzania interviewed Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula for an article on the effects of climate change on Tanzania’s farmers.
Landesa Tanzania provides an overview of Tanzanian law as it pertains to youth land rights, identifies gaps and challenges in youth exercising land rights — including gender-based barriers for young women to access land — and issues policy recommendations for strengthening youth access and rights to land.
“I enjoy working on responsible investment that respects human rights and adheres to international best practices while fitting individual contexts. I also like working to ensure investment puts people at its center.”
In Dar es Salaam, Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global legal pro bono service convened leading women’s rights organizations, including Landesa, to discuss how legal pro bono can strengthen their work on gender equality.
The LandAssess Tool is a risk assessment and management framework. It provides a clear and simple set of checklists that generate a report to help companies assess and manage how they respect land rights.
The gender gap in land manifests itself in a stark reality – around the world, less than 15% of all landholders are women, despite the fact that women comprise 43% of the agricultural workforce in the developing world.