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Landesa helped to deepen the impact of USAID’s work through synthesis of existing evidence, new research on gender disparities and impacts of formal land rights, and piloting approaches to build awareness of women’s land rights.
A 6-module course for practitioners working on issues of land, natural resources, and agriculture to deepen skillsets and engage in online discussions with peers to explore best practices for responsible investment in land.
Four staff take on new roles to further strengthen Landesa’s work in Africa.
After years of being denied the farmland she had inherited from her father, Jebbeh participated in a USAID and Landesa program that distributed Amplio Talking Books, simple hand-held audio players with messages in local languages that raise awareness of land rights. Through this program, Jebbeh gained the knowledge and confidence to assert her rights, and her brothers finally acknowledged her inheritance.
The new funding is a direct investment in Landesa’s efforts to accelerate gender equality and arrest the climate crisis.
Securing land rights for women digs down to the root of gender inequality; radically, quietly uprooting it, overturning it, elevating women toward equal legal personhood at household, community and societal levels.
Thursday, Sep. 30th from 3-4:30pm East African Time | 8-9:30am EDT.
The webinar will present the research conducted by the Women’s Land Rights Practitioner Network, formed by Landesa’s visiting professionals from Africa.
Researchers for a global land rights organization have published a grim assessment of the land and inheritance rights of women living in Scheduled Tribe communities of Jharkhand, India – and how the existing eco-system of laws and cultural practices perpetuate a system of terror and brutality meant to deny women of their land rights.
Youth hold enormous potential to incorporate new technologies, build robust agricultural systems, and champion climate action. But to do this, they need secure rights to land—the missing piece in many regions. Explore three selected resources to learn more about the vast potential youth hold to transform our food systems and foster a healthier world.