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Securing women’s land rights can help with climate change
This post originally appeared on Thomson Reuters Foundation. By Ranjana Das and Tzili Mor, Landesa As world leaders convene in
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
Beijing at 20 – How the Visionary Platform Works for Women’s Land Rights Today
Twenty years ago, the fourth world conference on women hosted in Beijing broke all the records – more than 47,000
Why gender equality must include customary laws
This blog was originally published by World Economic Forum. By Tzili Mor One of the greatest challenges facing women in
Making the Sustainable Development Goals a Reality for Women in Tanzania
This blog was originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation Women’s rights advocates from Tanzania’s civil society and the government sector
Why Women Deserve to Be Counted
In his July 26 speech to a packed Safaricom Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya, U.S. President Barack Obama told his
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
On Women’s Equality Day, Why Agitating for Gender Equity Still Matters
Ninety-five years ago today women in the United States gained access to the ballot box, thanks to the passage of
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









