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How not to search for women’s land rights in Africa
The East African published an op-ed by Landesa CEO Tim Hanstad about the importance of land rights for women and
UNLOCKING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL AMBITION OF WOMEN
Watch Landesa land tenure specialist Hirut Girma discuss how to support women entrepreneurs at the Skoll World Forum.
Six groups empowering women in agriculture
The Christian Science Monitor highlights Landesa as one of six organizations empowering women in agricultur
It takes a village to protect women’s land
Thomson Reuters Foundation quotes Landesa senior advisor Dr. Tajamul Haque in an article on the relationship between women, land, and
Now, it is Moushumi’s turn
Girls Not Brides features the story of Moushumi, one of 40,000 adolescent girls in West Bengal, India learning to grow
Thousands of Women Receive Title to Land in India
March 6, 2014 – On the eve of International Women’s Day, tens of thousands of poor women in rural India
March 6, 2014
Thousands of women receive land titles in India from programs in Odisha and West Bengal, granting the rural poor secure
New study shows most women in India are still not inheriting land
A study released today of more than 1,400 women and 360 men in three Indian states by Landesa and UN
The Right to Inherit Isn’t Working for Indian Women, Says U.N. Study
The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Landesa’s Diana Fletschner and Ashok Sircar about our research conducted for UN
March 2, 2014
A survey of 1,400 rural women in three states of India finds that fundamental reforms are needed to cultivate support
