ResourcesWomen’s Land Rights

A plot of land about twice the size of a tennis court saved Poonam Barman’s future. The 14-year-old girl and

Shakti beams with pride as she holds her patta – the title to her land. Before she became a landowner,

After two years trying to reclaim their inheritance rights to their family’s forestland, three sisters in a remote county of

Bali Sabar’s journey from typical unemployed and hopeless youth to village savior began in a humble but powerful meeting.

Secure rights to land for women and men are central to building an equitable, sustainable, and secure world and to

It has become increasingly clear that there is a “gender gap” in resources such as land, technology, and extension services,

With the common aim of supporting the development of a protective, pro-poor legal framework, that will empower farmers to use

When her husband died in 2009, Gladys Chepkorir had no time to linger on the grief. “Immediately after he died,