Shipra Deo outlines why it is time to include equal inheritance for girls as an integral part of our solutions towards their equal self-worth, dignity and opportunity.
Ms. Magazine interviewed Beth Roberts and Rachel McMonagle on the gendered aspects of climate change, the significance of women’s land rights to help meet mitigation and adaptation goals, and their reflections on an imperfect COP26.
Landesa Women’s Land Rights Director Beth Roberts explains how women are sidelined in climate leadership at COP26 and beyond despite their pivotal role in fighting climate change.
October 2021
Learn more about our partnership with Rising Tide Foundation and Sanghas to create Sangha Service Centers, women-led business centers in West Bengal that help women update their land records to access agricultural services, improving yield & sustainable land management.
Live Law published a blog by Landesa Director of Women’s Land Rights, India, Shipra Deo and Asia Region Sr. Director Robert Mitchell, summarizing progress toward securing inheritance rights for women in India.
The Daily News of Tanzania published an op-ed by Landesa Land Tenure Analyst Khadija Mrisho on the potential for secure land rights for youth to transform the agriculture sector.
Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula was quoted in an article about how large-scale agricultural investments can threaten women’s land rights in Tanzania, and how governments can implement successful monitoring efforts to protect women’s land rights.
Landesa’s Africa Region Director Margaret Rugadya spoke to Foreign Policy for a piece on land reform challenges in Uganda.
The Wall Street Journal published a letter by Landesa CEO Chris Jochnick on new legislation in China that reins in land expropriation and provides greater protections for farmers.
Beth Roberts explores why land is central to the themes of Rural Women’s Day (Oct. 15), World Food Day (Oct. 16) and the Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct. 17), along with an update on recent activities under the Stand For Her Land campaign
Learn more about our partnership with Rising Tide Foundation and Sanghas to create Sangha Service Centers, women-led business centers in West Bengal that help women update their land records to access agricultural services, improving yield & sustainable land management.
Live Law published a blog by Landesa Director of Women’s Land Rights, India, Shipra Deo and Asia Region Sr. Director Robert Mitchell, summarizing progress toward securing inheritance rights for women in India.
The Daily News of Tanzania published an op-ed by Landesa Land Tenure Analyst Khadija Mrisho on the potential for secure land rights for youth to transform the agriculture sector.
Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula was quoted in an article about how large-scale agricultural investments can threaten women’s land rights in Tanzania, and how governments can implement successful monitoring efforts to protect women’s land rights.
Landesa’s Africa Region Director Margaret Rugadya spoke to Foreign Policy for a piece on land reform challenges in Uganda.
The Wall Street Journal published a letter by Landesa CEO Chris Jochnick on new legislation in China that reins in land expropriation and provides greater protections for farmers.
Beth Roberts explores why land is central to the themes of Rural Women’s Day (Oct. 15), World Food Day (Oct. 16) and the Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct. 17), along with an update on recent activities under the Stand For Her Land campaign