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Landesa Launches “Focus on Land in Africa”
October 2, 2013 — This week we officially announce the launch of the new, fully refreshed Focus on Land in
India’s New Land Reform Policy
August 12, 2013 — The central government of India has released a draft of an ambitious new national land reform
533 previously landless families receive land titles in Odisha, India
February 4, 2013 — 533 poor tribal families received legal title to plots of land on which they could build
Obama Champions Land Rights in Myanmar Speech
November 19, 2012 — In the first visit by a U.S. President to Myanmar, President Obama made a significant endorsement
Wukan’s Woes Show Risks of Delaying Land Law Reform in China
Bloomberg | An article on Land Law Reform and how the Wukan village has been affected by delays quotes Landesa’s
Women of Kenya Denied Law’s Land Entitlement by Husbands
Bloomberg | Landesa is profiled in an article about the progress being made with the status of women and land
Maasai Elders Vow to Protect and Support Rights of Women and Girls
JUNE 12, 2012 — Dozens Maasai elders in the Kenyan highlands – who serve as symbols and enforcers of their
Paralegals in Andhra Pradesh bring land and food security to tribal families
It was a deal struck almost 40 years ago by a poor, illiterate farmer, driven by desperation after a drought
China to Reform its Land Takings Law
May 3, 2012 — After 30 years of rapid economic growth and urbanization, the Chinese society has witnessed an increasing
500,000 tribal families in Odisha, India set to receive land titles in next five years
April 11, 2012 — In a major breakthrough, the state government of Odisha has announced a massive extension of its
