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Challenging Child Marriage in India

The Council on Foreign Relations published a blog by Landesa’s West Bengal state director Pinaki Halder about the Girls Project.

Now Accepting Application for Visiting Professionals Program

The application process for the 2014 Visiting Professionals Program is now open until February 14. Please use this link to apply. The

Roy Prosterman Explains Importance of Women’s Land Rights in Journal of International Affairs

The article distills specific ways to enhance women’s land rights based on some of the most promising reforms around the

Women’s Support Center Program Scaling to 76 Centers Across Odisha

January 24, 2014 — The Government of Odisha announced this week that with the help of Landesa, it will expand

How Women Farmers in Africa are Strengthening Food Security

January 22, 2014 — As Africa’s leaders meet in Addis Ababa this week to launch the Year of Agriculture and
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Sundance Film Fest to feature film on Indian girl

The Times of India profiled a new short documentary about an Indian girl who is participating in a Landesa project. The

January 16, 2014

Academy Award-winning filmmaker premieres documentary on Landesa’s Girls Project at Sundance Film Festival.

New Study Shows Girls Project in India Helping Girls Stay in School

January 14, 2014 — A new study analyzing the impact of the Girls Project, a pilot program designed and implemented

Case Studies Show Benefits and Barriers to Scaling Women and Agriculture Projects in India

December 26, 2013 — Landesa just released a collection of case studies about two government-sponsored women’s collective farming projects in

Landesa Research Reveals Improvements in West Bengal, India

December 12, 2013 – A newly released Landesa study of 1,373 households in three districts in West Bengal, India found
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