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The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs in India

Entrepreneur Loop — Landesa’s research on land and property rights is featured as a key structural factor shaping women’s entrepreneurship
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Forced into marriage aged 16, now champion for her children’s education

The Guardian Tanzania — With support from Landesa, Habiba Ibrahim transformed her life from child bride to successful sesame farmer

Center for Women’s Land Rights

Center for Women’s Land Rights Goal: Achieve gender, economic, and climate justice via strong and gender-equitable land rights from grassroots
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The Widow, The Will, and The Wall: When African Women Fight for Their Inheritance

Legal Africa — Landesa was mentioned as a key player in organizing movements for women’s inheritance rights across Africa.
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Beyond Beijing: The revolution of women’s land rights, control and ownership at CSW69

The Guardian Tanzania — At CSW69, Landesa spotlighted women’s land rights as central to achieving gender equality, co-hosting key events
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Increasing Collaboration, Plan Indonesia Initiates CSO-Nagekeo Regency Government Audience for the Protection of Children and Women

Kompasiana — Plan Indonesia brought together 14 CSOs, including Landesa Indonesia, for a strategic dialogue with the Nagekeo Regency Government
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African women land professionals kick against gender disparity in land ownership, management

News Agency of Nigeria — At the First African Women Land Professionals Associations Conference in Tanzania, land experts called for
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Reflecting on UNCCD COP16

CIFOR-ICRAF — Landesa helped organize a session at UNCCD COP16 on how to address the underlying barriers to women’s rights
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Staff Spotlight: Esther Mwaura-Muiru

Meet Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Landesa’s Global Advocacy Director, Stand for Her Land based in Nairobi, Kenya. Esther started working for Landesa
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Obituary: Roy L. Prosterman, 1935-2025

Roy L. Prosterman, a global development expert and activist whose pioneering vision and tireless advocacy for democratic, inclusive land rights
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