ResourcesWomen’s Land Rights

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan summarizes, in 15 seconds, why he cares about land rights. Learn more about how

President Obama advocated for land reform during his historic visit to Myanmar in 2012, the first-ever visit by a U.S.

The Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights developed the Women’s Land Tenure Framework to assist anyone who is interested in

The Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights has created four new practice guides, which are practical resources for development practitioners,

Women’s land rights can improve income, health, education, and safety for rural women farmers.

At the impossibly young age of 10, Lakshmi became a bride. Soon after that she became a mother. And then,

Emerging evidence suggests that when women hold secure rights to land, efforts to tackle climate change are more successful, and

Small farmers with secure rights to land are better environmental stewards.

During Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, Marie lost her husband. But thanks to Landesa’s work in Rwanda, she didn’t lose her land

But no matter how many hours they toiled in others’ fields, they never earned enough to buy three proper meals