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Cost-Effective Methods for Strengthening Land Rights in Africa
This post originally appeared on focusonland.com and allafrica.com. A growing population, changing weather patterns, and increased global demand for farmland affect
The coming African miracle
This post originally appeared on the Devex blog on December 19, 2014 Can the Asian economic miracle be replicated in
Women Help Girls in India with Land Rights Education
Swapna Dey has dozens of daughters. They come to see her every Sunday afternoon. “The girls share everything with me,” Dey
Land Rights for Women Mean Progress for Communities
This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post on November 24, 2014. If we want to empower rural women in
Depriving women farmers of land rights will set back China
This article was first published by the South China Morning Post on November 3, 2014. China is launching what is
10 ways donors can support African governments on rural land rights
This blog was originally published by Devex.com on November 18 as part of their ongoing Land Matters series. News of soaring demand
How land rights for women could help fight climate change
This editorial originally appeared in the Global Post on November 18. Climate change is not gender-neutral. Women in the developing
How information empowers girls against child marriage
By Amit Kumar Ghosh, Landesa District Project Coordinator This post originally appeared on GirlsNotBrides.org on Wednesday 12th Nov 2014. More than 40,000
Keeping girls in school and reducing vulnerability to child marriage
This post was originally published by the International Examiner on November 6, 2014. In the last year, girls living in
Women in Tanzania set for equal land rights – let’s make sure it happens
By Jen Duncan and Scholastica Haule This post first appeared in the Guardian’s Poverty Matters blog on October 15, 2014.