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The Daily Nation (Kenya) interviewed Landesa’s Jessica Oluoch for a story about an ongoing legal debate over the valuation of women’s unpaid care work, in light of a recent report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicating that Kenya’s women spend more than five times as many hours engaged in care work as men.
The Citizen TZ — The importance of youth land rights and participation was underscored at a workshop convened by the Youth and Land Multi-Stakeholder Platform in Africa (YLMPA). Landesa helped create the YLMPA, which now includes 55 members from 18 countries.
Meet Racheal Kisiangani, Landesa’s Senior Land Tenure Specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Racheal started working for Landesa in 2023.
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.
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.
