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Women’s Land Rights Can Help Grow Food Security
This blog originally appeared in The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. By Jolyne Sanjak When land tenure experts like me
Missing the Big Picture in Challenging Africa’s “Land Grab” Narrative
This blog was originally published by the Wilson Center. By Chris Jochnick, Landesa President & CEO Who walks away from
Free from Harm: Rights to Land and a Brighter Future for Women
I’ll never forget the day one of my students in Bangladesh told me she had to drop out of school.
Guest Blog from Ford Foundation
by Margaret A. Rugadya, Program Officer Landesa, the Seattle-based land rights organization and a Ford partner, is this year’s recipient
Brazil’s Women Leaders Meet to Discuss: The Intersection of Interests for Women’s Land Rights
Scores of women leaders from across Brazil, including indigenous and Afro-Brazilian, rural and urban, from government and civil society, gathered
Why the Modi government must work on land reform before land acquisition
India’s economy has already crossed $2 trillion and is growing annually at around 6%. But these figures cannot hide the
Not Your Land: How the Development Community Evicted the Poor
The World Bank recently acknowledged a troubling fact: While working to rid the world of poverty through projects that required
Helping Grow the “We”
There is a saying that “If your life’s work can be accomplished in your own lifetime, you are not thinking
Accounting for land rights in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda
As U.N. member countries continue discussions regarding new sustainable development goals, targets and indicators to replace the expiring Millennium Development
Securing Land Rights Must be Key in UN Development Talks
This post was originally published by the Financial Times’ This is Africa Online. In the week of 20 January, UN







